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EMERALD CREEPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does emerald creeper mean?
• EMERALD CREEPER (noun)
The noun EMERALD CREEPER has 1 sense:
1. vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
Familiarity information: EMERALD CREEPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
emerald creeper; jade vine; Strongylodon macrobotrys
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)
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