| NOUN | plant | genus Agdestis, Agdestis | a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots |
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| Meaning | A genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates. | |
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| Synonym | Agdestis | |
| Member of | Phytolaccaceae, family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family | chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers |
| Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
| climber | A vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants | |
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