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JADE VINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jade vine mean? 

JADE VINE (noun)
  The noun JADE VINE has 1 sense:

1. vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster clawsplay

  Familiarity information: JADE VINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JADE VINE (noun)


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 ("jade vine" is a kind of...):

liana (a woody climbing usually tropical plant)

Holonyms ("jade vine" is a member of...):

genus Strongylodon; Strongylodon (genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines)


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