Scandent

Scandent
Scandent Scan"dent, a. [L. scandens, -entis, p. pr. of scandere to climb.] Climbing. [1913 Webster]

Note: Scandent plants may climb either by twining, as the hop, or by twisted leafstalks, as the clematis, or by tendrils, as the passion flower, or by rootlets, as the ivy. [1913 Webster]


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  • scandent — /skan deuhnt/, adj. climbing, as a plant. [1675 85; < L scandent (s. of scandens, prp. of scandere to climb); see SCAN, ENT] * * * …   Universalium

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  • scandent — scan·dent …   English syllables

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