leaf-climber
Britishnoun
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Firstly, Corydalis claviculata, but then this plant might be called 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
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
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
SOLANACEAE.—Solanum jasminoides.—Some of the species in this large genus are twiners; but the present species is a true leaf-climber.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
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