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Noun (1 meaning)
1. a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface.
vine is a type of:
- vascular plant, tracheophyte (noun) - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
types of vine:
- Australian pea, Dipogon lignosus, Dolichos lignosus (noun) - South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans
- Barbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata (noun) - West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
- Boston ivy, Japanese ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata (noun) - Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
- Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa (noun) - climbing vine native to China
- German ivy, Delairea odorata, Senecio milkanioides (noun) - South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage
- Japanese bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastric articulatus (noun) - ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril
- Nepal trumpet flower, Easter lily vine, Beaumontia grandiflora (noun) - evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
- Uruguay potato, Uruguay potato vine, Solanum commersonii (noun) - South American potato vine
- Virginia creeper, American ivy, woodbine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia (noun) - common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
- Western Australia coral pea, Hardenbergia comnptoniana (noun) - vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia
- allamanda (noun) - a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes
- bindweed (noun) - any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
- birthwort, Aristolochia clematitis (noun) - creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses
- bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens (noun) - twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
- black bryony, black bindweed, Tamus communis (noun) - common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
- black-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata (noun) - tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
- blue pea, butterfly pea, Clitoria turnatea (noun) - vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers
- bougainvillea (noun) - any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts
- bower actinidia, tara vine, Actinidia arguta (noun) - climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
- bryony, briony (noun) - a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
- bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia (noun) - a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
- butterfly pea, Centrosema virginianum (noun) - large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
- butterfly pea, Clitoria mariana (noun) - large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
- calabar-bean vine, Physostigma venenosum (noun) - tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans
- clematis (noun) - any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
- climber (noun) - a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
- climbing corydalis, Corydalis claviculata, Fumaria claviculata (noun) - annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers
- climbing fumitory, Allegheny vine, Adlumia fungosa, Fumaria fungosa (noun) - vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers
- climbing hempweed, climbing boneset, wild climbing hempweed, climbing hemp-vine, Mikania scandens (noun) - herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers
- cock's eggs, Salpichroa organifolia, Salpichroa rhomboidea (noun) - weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
- convolvulus (noun) - any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
- coral pea (noun) - any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers
- cross vine, trumpet flower, quartervine, quarter-vine, Bignonia capreolata (noun) - woody flowering vine of southern United States
- cruel plant, Araujia sericofera (noun) - 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
- derris root, tuba root, Derris elliptica (noun) - woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers
- dichondra, Dichondra micrantha (noun) - a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers
- dodder (noun) - a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems
- elephant's-foot, tortoise plant, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, Dioscorea elephantipes (noun) - South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
- evergreen bittersweet, Euonymus fortunei radicans, Euonymus radicans vegetus (noun) - broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit
- everlasting pea (noun) - any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus
- gourd, gourd vine (noun) - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
- grape, grapevine, grape vine (noun) - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
- ground ivy, alehoof, field balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin, Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae (noun) - trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets
- groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa (noun) - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers
- heath pea, earth-nut pea, earthnut pea, tuberous vetch, Lathyrus tuberosus (noun) - European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
- hog peanut, wild peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Amphicarpa bracteata (noun) - vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
- hop, hops (noun) - twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes
- hoya (noun) - any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
- hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab (noun) - 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
- ivy, common ivy, English ivy, Hedera helix (noun) - Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
- jack bean, wonder bean, giant stock bean, Canavalia ensiformis (noun) - annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
- kudzu, kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata (noun) - 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
- liana (noun) - a woody climbing usually tropical plant
- luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine (noun) - any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits
- moonseed (noun) - plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
- morning glory (noun) - any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
- negro vine, Vincetoxicum hirsutum, Vincetoxicum negrum (noun) - twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers
- partridgeberry, boxberry, twinberry, Mitchella repens (noun) - creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
- passionflower, passionflower vine (noun) - any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
- potato, white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum (noun) - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers
- potato tree, Solanum crispum (noun) - hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers
- potato vine, Solanum jasmoides (noun) - copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
- potato vine, giant potato creeper, Solanum wendlandii (noun) - vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
- salsilla, Bomarea edulis (noun) - tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
- salsilla, Bomarea salsilla (noun) - tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
- sarsaparilla (noun) - any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
- semi-climber (noun) - a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine
- silk vine, Periploca graeca (noun) - deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits
- silver lace vine, China fleece vine, Russian vine, Polygonum aubertii (noun) - twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers
- silvervine, silver vine, Actinidia polygama (noun) - ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings
- silverweed (noun) - any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers
- smilax, Asparagus asparagoides (noun) - fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
- soapberry vine (noun) - tendril-climbing vine
- soma, haoma, Sarcostemma acidum (noun) - leafless East Indian vine
- squash, squash vine (noun) - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- star jasmine, confederate jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides (noun) - evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
- sweet pea, sweetpea, Lathyrus odoratus (noun) - climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
- sword bean, Canavalia gladiata (noun) - twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans
- true pepper, pepper vine (noun) - any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
- vetchling (noun) - any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus
- wild potato, Solanum jamesii (noun) - erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
- wild yam, Dioscorea paniculata (noun) - having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
- winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (noun) - a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings
- wisteria, wistaria (noun) - any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
- yam, yam plant (noun) - any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
- yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus (noun) - Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods
- yam bean, potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus (noun) - twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
- yellow jasmine, yellow jessamine, Carolina jasmine, evening trumpet flower, Gelsemium sempervirens (noun) - poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers