Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Argyreia speciosa, a convolvulaceous woody climber of India, reaching the tops of the tallest trees.
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Examples
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The elephant-creeper, with its immense leaves, clambered up the veranda poles and over the roof.
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a gigantic elephant-creeper, that, like a huge python, crawled its way from branch to branch, sprawling across a dozen stately trees.
Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896
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