leaf-climber
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Consequently, we here behold a plant in an actual state of transition from a leaf-climber to a tendril- bearer.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
We have seen in the Table in the first chapter that Mikania scandens is a regular twiner, and F. Muller informs me that in S. Brazil there is another species which is a leaf-climber.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
Lastly, a species of Bignonia is at the same time both a leaf-climber and a tendril-bearer; and other closely allied species are twiners.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
I want it fearfully, for it is a leaf-climber, and therefore sacred.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Has, for instance, any tendril- bearing plant assumed its present structure without having previously existed as a leaf-climber or a twiner?
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
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