scandent

[ skan-duhnt ]

adjective

1. climbing, as a plant.

scandent

/ ˈskændənt /

adjective

1. (of plants) having a climbing habit

Word History and Origins

Origin of scandent¹

1675–85; < Latin scandent- (stem of scandēns, present participle of scandere to climb); scan, -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of scandent¹

C17: from Latin scandere to climb

Example Sentences

At all points it presents a façade grim and precipitous, here and there enamelled by spots and streaks of verdure, wherever ledge or crevice gives plants of the scandent kind an opportunity to strike root.

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Botanical Description.—A vigorous plant with scandent stem 2–4 meters long, the more recent growth woolly.

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Stems are densely tufted, branched, geniculately ascending, erect or the branches scandent, solid, smooth and polished, 1 to 7 feet.

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It is a stout, scandent, evergreen shrub, which strongly resembles the myrtle.

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The other is a curious, leafless, scandent, monocotyledon. 

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