snake vine

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From snake +‎ vine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

snake vine (plural snake vines)

  1. Any of a number of vines, including:
    1. A flowering vine grown ornamentally, Hibbertia scandens
    2. (Australia) Tinospora smilacina
    3. (Australia) Kennedia nigricans
    4. (Australia) Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe
    5. (US) false Solomon's seal, Maianthemum racemosum
    6. Aristolochia fragrantissima
    7. Stephania japonica

Usage notes

  • Used in fiction as a name for various invented types of vines, especially those imagined to be capable of movement.
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