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Meaning of round birthwort in English:

round birthwort

noun

  • A perennial herbaceous birthwort, Aristolochia rotunda, which is native to southern Europe and has ovate leaves and a round tuber; also called smearwort.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist.