Associations to the word «Parthenocissus»

Wiktionary

PARTHENOCISSUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae   — creepers.
PARTHENOCISSUS TRICUSPIDATA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Vitaceae   — Japanese creeper, Boston ivy, native to temperate east Asia.

Dictionary definition

PARTHENOCISSUS, noun. Woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils.

Wise words

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