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vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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tracheophyte,
vascular plant green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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semi-climber a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine
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moonseed plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
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clematis any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
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allamanda a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes
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beaumontia grandiflora,
easter lily vine,
nepal trumpet flower evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
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confederate jasmine,
star jasmine,
trachelospermum jasminoides evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
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common ivy,
english ivy,
hedera helix,
ivy Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
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aristolochia clematitis,
birthwort creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
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bougainvillea any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
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barbados-gooseberry vine,
barbados gooseberry,
pereskia aculeata small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
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climbing corydalis,
corydalis claviculata,
fumaria claviculata annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers
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adlumia fungosa,
allegheny vine,
climbing fumitory,
fumaria fungosa vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
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delairea odorata,
german ivy,
senecio milkanioides South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
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climbing boneset,
climbing hemp-vine,
climbing hempweed,
mikania scandens,
wild climbing hempweed herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees
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yam,
yam plant edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
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dioscorea elephantipes,
elephant's-foot,
hottentot's bread vine,
hottentot bread vine,
tortoise plant any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America
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dioscorea paniculata,
wild yam having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
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black bindweed,
black bryony,
tamus communis common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
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gourd,
gourd vine bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
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squash,
squash vine a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
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briony,
bryony a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
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dishcloth gourd,
luffa,
rag gourd,
sponge gourd,
strainer vine any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
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actinidia arguta,
bower actinidia,
tara vine climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
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actinidia chinensis,
actinidia deliciosa,
chinese gooseberry,
kiwi,
kiwi vine climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
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actinidia polygama,
silvervine,
silver vine ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings
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passionflower,
passionflower vine any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
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hop,
hops the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
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bomarea edulis,
salsilla tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
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bomarea salsilla,
salsilla tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
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asparagus asparagoides,
smilax fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
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sarsaparilla carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
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briar,
brier,
bullbrier,
catbrier,
greenbrier,
horse-brier,
horse brier,
smilax rotundifolia a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
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carolina jasmine,
evening trumpet flower,
gelsemium sempervirens,
yellow jasmine,
yellow jessamine poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
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calabar-bean vine,
physostigma venenosum tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans
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amphicarpaea bracteata,
amphicarpa bracteata,
hog peanut,
wild peanut vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
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apios americana,
apios tuberosa,
groundnut,
groundnut vine,
indian potato,
potato bean,
wild bean nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
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canavalia ensiformis,
giant stock bean,
jack bean,
wonder bean annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
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canavalia gladiata,
sword bean twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
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butterfly pea,
centrosema virginianum large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
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butterfly pea,
clitoria mariana large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
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blue pea,
butterfly pea,
clitoria turnatea vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers
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derris elliptica,
derris root,
tuba root woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
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australian pea,
dipogon lignosus,
dolichos lignosus South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
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hardenbergia comnptoniana,
western australia coral pea vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers
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coral pea any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers
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bonavist,
dolichos lablab,
egyptian bean,
hyacinth bean,
indian bean,
lablab purpureus perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
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vetchling any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
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everlasting pea any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus
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lathyrus odoratus,
sweetpea,
sweet pea climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
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earth-nut pea,
earthnut pea,
heath pea,
lathyrus tuberosus,
tuberous vetch European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
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pachyrhizus erosus,
yam bean Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
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pachyrhizus tuberosus,
potato bean,
yam bean Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
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goa bean,
goa bean vine,
manila bean,
psophocarpus tetragonolobus,
winged bean,
winged pea Old World tropical bean
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kudzu,
kudzu vine,
pueraria lobata fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
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wistaria,
wisteria any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
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china fleece vine,
polygonum aubertii,
russian vine,
silver lace vine twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia
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boxberry,
mitchella repens,
partridgeberry,
twinberry creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
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soapberry vine tendril-climbing vine
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american bittersweet,
bittersweet,
celastrus scandens,
climbing bittersweet,
false bittersweet,
shrubby bittersweet,
staff vine,
waxwork twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
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celastric articulatus,
celastrus orbiculatus,
japanese bittersweet,
japan bittersweet,
oriental bittersweet ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
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euonymus fortunei radicans,
euonymus radicans vegetus,
evergreen bittersweet broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties
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black-eyed susan,
black-eyed susan vine,
thunbergia alata the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays
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bignonia capreolata,
cross vine,
quarter-vine,
quartervine,
trumpet flower woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
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convolvulus any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
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bindweed any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
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silverweed low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
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dodder a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
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dichondra,
dichondra micrantha a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions
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morning glory any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
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alehoof,
field balm,
gill-over-the-ground,
glechoma hederaceae,
ground ivy,
nepeta hederaceae,
runaway robin trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
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potato tree,
solanum crispum hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato
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solanum commersonii,
uruguay potato,
uruguay potato vine similar to the common potato
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solanum jamesii,
wild potato erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
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potato vine,
solanum jasmoides copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
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potato,
solanum tuberosum,
white potato,
white potato vine an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
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giant potato creeper,
potato vine,
solanum wendlandii copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
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cock's eggs,
salpichroa organifolia,
salpichroa rhomboidea weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
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climber someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
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liana a woody climbing usually tropical plant
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grape,
grapevine,
grape vine any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
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boston ivy,
japanese ivy,
parthenocissus tricuspidata Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
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american ivy,
parthenocissus quinquefolia,
virginia creeper,
woodbine common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
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pepper vine,
true pepper any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
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araujia sericofera,
cruel plant robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
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hoya any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
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periploca graeca,
silk vine deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
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haoma,
sarcostemma acidum,
soma personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual
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negro vine,
vincetoxicum hirsutum,
vincetoxicum negrum twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers
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