Dutchman's-pipe

noun

Dutch·​man's-pipe ˌdəch-mənz-ˈpīp 

plural Dutchman's-pipes ˌdəch-mənz-ˈpīps 

: a vine (Aristolochia macrophylla synonym A. durior) of the birthwort family with large leaves and early summer flowers having the tube of the calyx curved like the bowl of a pipe

Illustration of Dutchman's-pipe

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above