dutchman's-pipe

1. 1.

   hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe

   Synonymspipe vineAristolochia macrophyllaAristolochia durior

   Broaderbirthwort

Questions about dutchman's-pipe

What does dutchman's-pipe mean?

dutchman's-pipe means "hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe".

How many syllables are in dutchman's-pipe?

dutchman's-pipe has 3 syllables and divides as dutch-man'-s-pipe under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.