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vine (enc)

Vine

Noun1.vine - weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
moonseed - plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
clematis - any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
allamanda - a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes
Beaumontia grandiflora, Easter lily vine, Nepal trumpet flower - evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
confederate jasmine, star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides - evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
common ivy, English ivy, Hedera helix, ivy - Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
Aristolochia clematitis, birthwort - creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
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
Barbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata - West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
climbing corydalis, Corydalis claviculata, Fumaria claviculata - annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers
Adlumia fungosa, Allegheny vine, climbing fumitory, Fumaria fungosa - vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
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
climbing boneset, climbing hemp-vine, climbing hempweed, Mikania scandens, wild climbing hempweed - herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees
yam plant, yam - any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
Dioscorea elephantipes, elephant's-foot, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plant - South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
Dioscorea paniculata, wild yam - having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
black bindweed, black bryony, Tamus communis - common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
squash, squash vine - any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
briony, bryony - a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine, luffa - 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
Actinidia arguta, bower actinidia, tara vine - high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
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
Actinidia polygama, silver vine, silvervine - ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings
passionflower, passionflower vine - any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
hops, hop - twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer

 

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