(n)creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America, Syn.Aristolochia clematitis
n. 1.1 an order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary. It includes the Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae. Syn. -- order Aristolochiales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]