creeping vine
Slowly spreading tendril
A creeping vine is a plant that grows along the ground or climbs surfaces by spreading horizontally, sending out tendrils or roots as it extends.
The phrase emphasizes slow, persistent growth: Creeping vines covered the abandoned house.
Figuratively, something that spreads gradually and insidiously—bureaucracy, doubt, influence—may be called a creeping vine.
- ivyEvergreen climbing plant
- poison ivyAllergenic vine causing rash
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- climbing plantVegetation that ascends supports
wisteria · trellis · clinging · sprawling · kudzu · leafy · twining · overgrown · taking over · crawling · snaking · garden · garden wall · wall · fence · tangled · green · strangling
- garden plantsazalea, roses, ferns, daffodil, marigolds
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets