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Definition of Emerald creeper
1. Noun. Vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws.
Exact synonyms: Jade Vine, Strongylodon Macrobotrys
Group relationships: Genus Strongylodon, Strongylodon
Generic synonyms: Liana
Group relationships: Genus Strongylodon, Strongylodon
Generic synonyms: Liana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emerald Creeper
Literary usage of Emerald creeper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Analogies of Organized Beings by John Shute Duncan (1831)
"... nor the black and white by the green woodpecker; nor the brown by the emerald
creeper; nor the sober vested heron by the bright flamingo. ..."