twining-stem

  • 1twining plant — noun One that climbs by twining its stem round a support • • • Main Entry: ↑twine …

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  • 2stem — stem1 stemless, adj. stemlike, adj. /stem/, n., v., stemmed, stemming. n. 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk that supports… …

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  • 3stem climber — noun : a plant that climbs by twining …

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  • 4Voluble stem — Voluble Vol u*ble, a. [L. volubilis, fr. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn round; akin to Gr. ? to infold, to inwrap, ? to roll, G. welle a wave: cf. F. voluble. Cf. F. {Well} of water, {Convolvulus}, {Devolve}, {Involve}, {Revolt}, {Vault} an… …

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  • 5Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …

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  • 6hopvine — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the twining stem of the hop : hopbine 2. : a hop plant * * * /hop vuyn /, n. 1. the twining stem of the hop plant. 2. the plant itself. [1700 10; HOP2 + VINE] …

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  • 7bine — n. Creeping stem, climbing stem, twining stem …

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  • 8climbing fern — noun any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining • Hypernyms: ↑fern, ↑climber • Hyponyms: ↑creeping fern, ↑Hartford fern, ↑Lygodium palmatum, ↑climbing maidenhair, ↑ …

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  • 9snake lily — noun 1. : blue flag 2. : a climbing and twining herb (Brodiaea volubilis) that is native to the southwestern United States but cultivated elsewhere for its showy umbels of rose red or pinkish flowers * * * a Californian plant, Dichelostemma… …

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  • 10Bine — Bine, n. [{Bind}, cf. {Woodbine}.] The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant. [1913 Webster] …

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