climbing hemp-vine

9.9

A tropical climbing plant that grows up trees and has small flowers that smell like vanilla

noun

: mikania

The climbing hemp-vine covered the lower branches of the old oak, adding a sweet fragrance to the air.

Examples

In its native habitat, climbing hemp-vine winds its way up tall trees, displaying clusters of pale flowers.
Gardeners often appreciate the climbing hemp-vine for its ability to quickly scale trellises.
The climbing hemp-vine grows rapidly in tropical climates.
Have you seen a climbing hemp-vine before?
In its native habitat, climbing hemp-vine winds its way up tall trees, displaying clusters of pale flowers.
Gardeners often appreciate the climbing hemp-vine for its ability to quickly scale trellises.
The climbing hemp-vine covered the lower branches of the old oak, adding a sweet fragrance to the air.

Synonyms

Mikania scandens

vsclimbing hemp-vine

Specialized

9.9

A climbing plant with vanilla-scented flowers that climbs up trees

uses a common descriptive name instead of the Latin scientific form

climbing hempweed

vsclimbing hemp-vine

9.9

A tropical American plant that climbs trees and has flowers that smell like vanilla

is a descriptive common name that lacks formal or scientific labeling

climbing boneset

vsclimbing hemp-vine

9.9

A tropical plant with vanilla-scented flowers that climbs trees

is the descriptive common name used broadly rather than this local variant

wild climbing hempweed

vsclimbing hemp-vine

9.9

A climbing tropical plant with flowers that smell of vanilla

is the neutral descriptive name without implying natural, uncultivated growth

Surface Forms

climbing hemp-vine singular

climbing hemp-vines plural

Morphology

climbing + hemp-vine

The phrase is fully compositional: 'climbing' modifies the plant noun and 'hemp-vine' is transparently interpretable as a vine-like plant (hemp + vine). Even if the compound name is rare, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer it refers to a viney plant that climbs.

Etymology

Climbing hemp-vine comes from how the plant looks and was used: climbing shows it grows up trees, hemp points to its strong, hemp-like fibers once used for rope, and vine means a climbing plant. So the name simply describes a tropical herb that climbs and gives pale, vanilla-scented flowers.