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Aristolochia durior

Aristolochia durior

9.9
A climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves and pipe-shaped flowers grown in gardens
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The curious pipe-shaped flowers make Aristolochia durior easy to identify in the garden.

Examples

  • The Aristolochia durior vine is often planted to provide dense summer shade on arbors.

  • Gardeners admire the large, heart-shaped leaves of Aristolochia durior.

  • The Aristolochia durior is known for its unique flowers.

  • Many gardeners love to cultivate Aristolochia durior in their backyards.

  • Many gardeners love to cultivate Aristolochia durior because of its attractive foliage and flowers.

  • The curious pipe-shaped flowers of Aristolochia durior attract pollinators in the summer garden.

  • Gardeners admire the large, heart-shaped leaves of Aristolochia durior as a beautiful climbing plant.

Synonyms

Dutchman's-pipe
vsAristolochia durior
9.9

A climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves and pipe-shaped flowers

is described more as a cultivated ornamental rather than the taxonomic name
pipe vine
vsAristolochia durior
  • Specialized
9.2

A tough climbing plant with large leaves and curved, pipe-like flowers

emphasises climbing habit heart-shaped leaves and ornamental garden use

Surface Forms

Aristolochia durior singular
Aristolochia duriors plural

Morphology

Aristolochia + durior

This is a Latin binomial (scientific name) rather than a regular English compositional phrase: 'Aristolochia' identifies the plant genus and 'durior' is a Latin epithet (not found in the learner dictionary). Knowing the individual elements does not let a B1 learner derive the descriptive meaning ('a hardy deciduous climbing vine') because species epithets are labels and often opaque without botanical or Latin knowledge.

Etymology

Aristolochia durior may come from old names: Aristolochia was used for plants once thought to 'help with birth', and durior means 'more hardy'. So the name paints a picture of a tough climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves and pipe-shaped flowers, which fits this hardy garden vine.