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EMERALD CREEPER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
Synonyms:
emerald creeper; jade vine; Strongylodon macrobotrys
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("emerald creeper" is a kind of...):
liana (a woody climbing usually tropical plant)
Holonyms ("emerald creeper" is a member of...):
genus Strongylodon; Strongylodon (genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines)