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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