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Dutchman's-pipe

Dutchman's-pipe

9.9
A climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves and pipe-shaped flowers
  • noun
translation icon : tubería de holandés
  • The Dutchman's-pipe grows rapidly in warm climates.

Examples

  • We recognized the Dutchman's-pipe by its large, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers.

  • The Dutchman's-pipe is often grown in gardens for its unusual pipe-shaped blooms.

  • A Dutchman's-pipe vine can provide excellent cover for fences and trellises.

  • I saw a beautiful Dutchman's-pipe in the garden.

  • The giant Dutchman's-pipe vine is known for its unique pipe-shaped flowers and large heart-shaped leaves.

  • In spring, the Dutchman's-pipe begins to bloom, showing off its distinctive flowers that attract many pollinators.

  • Gardeners appreciate the Dutchman's-pipe for its ability to cover fences quickly with its lush green foliage.

Synonyms

Aristolochia
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1 9.9

A group of flowering plants with curved, pipe-shaped flowers often called Dutchman's pipe

is the common name for particular climbing vines rather than the whole genus
Aristolochia durior
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9.9

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

is the general common name rather than a single cultivated species
Aristolochia macrophylla
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9.9

A climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves and unusual tube-shaped flowers

is the wider common term not limited to native North American species
pipe vine
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9.2

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

is the common term that highlights heart-shaped leaves and genus association

Surface Forms

Dutchman's-pipe singular
Dutchman's-pipes plural

Morphology

Dutchman's-pipe = Dutchman + pipe (semi-transparent) = Dutchman + pipe

The components 'Dutchman' and 'pipe' are literal and recognizable, but the specific plant meaning (a vine named for its pipe-like flowers) is metaphorical and not fully deducible by form alone.

Etymology

Dutchman's-pipe comes from the plant's flowers, which look like a curved 'smoking pipe' once thought to be a Dutch style, and Dutchman means 'a man from the Netherlands'. That's why the parts pipe and vine help you remember it is a climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves and pipe-shaped flowers.