vine
English Thesaurus
1. a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | tracheophyte, vascular plant, |
| definition | : | green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | semi-climber, |
| definition | : | a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | moonseed, |
| definition | : | plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | clematis, |
| definition | : | any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | allamanda, |
| definition | : | a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | aristolochia clematitis, birthwort, |
| definition | : | creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bougainvillea, |
| definition | : | any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | delairea odorata, german ivy, senecio milkanioides, |
| definition | : | South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | yam, yam plant, |
| definition | : | any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dioscorea paniculata, wild yam, |
| definition | : | having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | gourd, gourd vine, |
| definition | : | any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | squash, squash vine, |
| definition | : | any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | briony, bryony, |
| definition | : | a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | actinidia arguta, bower actinidia, tara vine, |
| definition | : | climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hop, hops, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bomarea edulis, salsilla, |
| definition | : | tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bomarea salsilla, salsilla, |
| definition | : | tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | asparagus asparagoides, smilax, |
| definition | : | fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | sarsaparilla, |
| definition | : | any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | canavalia gladiata, sword bean, |
| definition | : | twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | butterfly pea, centrosema virginianum, |
| definition | : | large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | butterfly pea, clitoria mariana, |
| definition | : | large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | derris elliptica, derris root, tuba root, |
| definition | : | woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | australian pea, dipogon lignosus, dolichos lignosus, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | coral pea, |
| definition | : | any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bonavist, dolichos lablab, egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, indian bean, lablab purpureus, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | vetchling, |
| definition | : | any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | everlasting pea, |
| definition | : | any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pachyrhizus erosus, yam bean, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | kudzu, kudzu vine, pueraria lobata, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | wistaria, wisteria, |
| definition | : | any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | convolvulus, |
| definition | : | any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bindweed, |
| definition | : | any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | silverweed, |
| definition | : | any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dodder, |
| definition | : | a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dichondra, dichondra micrantha, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | morning glory, |
| definition | : | any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | potato tree, solanum crispum, |
| definition | : | hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | solanum jamesii, wild potato, |
| definition | : | erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | potato vine, solanum jasmoides, |
| definition | : | copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | climber, |
| definition | : | a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | liana, |
| definition | : | a woody climbing usually tropical plant (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | grape, grape vine, grapevine, |
| definition | : | any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | araujia sericofera, cruel plant, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hoya, |
| definition | : | any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | periploca graeca, silk vine, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | haoma, sarcostemma acidum, soma, |
| definition | : | leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink (noun.plant) |
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