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clambering

 [klam-ber-ing, klam-er-]  

clam·ber·ing

   [klam-ber-ing, klam-er-]
adjective Botany.
of or pertaining to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
Origin:
clamber + -ing1

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Clambering is always a great word to know.
So is bryophytes. Does it mean:
phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts
plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds
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clam·ber

   [klam-ber, klam-er]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
noun
2.
an act or instance of clambering.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English clambren, equivalent to clamb- (akin to climb) + -r- -er6 + -en infinitive suffix

Related forms
clam·ber·er, noun
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