wijnrank

Definitions of wijnrank
  1. noun
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
    synonyms: druivelaar, klimmer, klimplant, rank, wijnstok, wingerd
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    kolokwint
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
    heggenrank, heggerank
    a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
    winde
    any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
    dagbloem
    any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
    hondsdraf
    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
    aardappel, aardbei, pieper
    annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
    leiplant
    a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
    druif, druivelaar, fluistercampagne, geruchtenmolen, roddelcircuit, wijndruif, wijnstok, wingerd
    any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
    pompoen
    a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
    meloen
    any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
    springkomkommer
    Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
    kalebas
    Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
    staartpeper
    tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
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    vaatplant
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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