snake vine

English

Alternative forms

• snakevine

Etymology

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.