scan·dent (sk n d nt)adj. Botany Climbing: a scandent vine. [Latin scand  ns, scandent-, present participle of scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.] |
scandent [ˈskændənt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) having a climbing habit
[from Latin scandere to climb]
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| Adj. | 1. | scandent - used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature" ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" |
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