vine-like

Grows by twining

Vine-like describes something that resembles a vine in form or growth pattern—long, slender, and typically climbing or trailing.

The term applies to plants with similar habits, or to anything with that sinuous, winding quality: vine-like tendrils, vine-like cables snaking across the floor.

climbing

tendril

Coiling plant appendage

  • trellisGarden climbing structure
  • ivyEvergreen climbing plant
  • creeperTrailing or climbing plant

wisteria · honeysuckle · jasmine · morning glory · bougainvillea · kudzu · liana · grapevine · clematis · passionflower

twining

tendril

Coiling plant appendage

  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • spiralCurve winding around center
  • entwineWind around each other

intertwine · wrap · curl · twist · wreathe · serpentine · meandering · sinuous · curling · snaking

growth

tendril

Coiling plant appendage

trailing · spreading · vigorous · invasive · rampant · flourishing · lush · verdant · foliage · leafy

Categories
Opposites
growth habit/structural form

vine-likeupright

Vertical or morally sound

freestanding · erect · self-supporting · arboreal · shrubby

flexibility/rigidity

vine-likerigid

Unable to bend

stiff · woody · unbending · sturdy · trunk-like

Family

vine, vintage, vines, vinegar, vineyard, vintner, vintages, vineyards, vinery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G