Madeira vine

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noun

a herbaceous tropical vine, Anredera cordifolia, having shiny leaves and small, fragrant, white flowers.

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I never actually tried to swing from tree vine to tree vine, but I did consider it.
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Akbar and McCain raced out of the courtroom, recording a celebratory Vine in the elevator.
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Ayahuasca/yagé is a psychoactive brew made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The vine and the ceremony are deeply entwined with South American indigenous religions of the Amazon.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Let a shaman wave vine leaves over her and enforce a little semi-public shaming.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The Vine appears at intervals, but is not general through this region: Indian Corn is also rare, and appears in small patches.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The vintage hath mourned, the vine hath languished away, all the merry have sighed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Knowing the man and recognizing the mood, Coombes became silent, and this silence he did not break all the way to Vine Street.
Dope|Sax Rohmer