Weinrebengewächs

Definitions of Weinrebengewächs
  1. noun
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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    Efeu
    Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
    Osterluzei
    creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
    Yamswurzgewächs
    any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
    Kürbispflanze
    any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
    Kiwipflanze
    climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
    Passionsblume
    any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
    Hopfen
    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
    Windengewächs
    any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
    Efeublättrige Gundelrebe, Gundermann
    trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
    Kartoffelpflanze
    annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
    Liane, Lianengewächs
    a woody climbing usually tropical plant
    Philodendron
    often grown as a houseplant
    Ackerwinde
    weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
    Zaunwinde
    common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
    Süßkartoffelpflanze
    pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
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    Gefäßpflanze
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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