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root climber

–noun Botany.
a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix.

Origin:
1895–1900
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root climber  
n.  A vine, such as the ivy, that clings to its support by means of adventitious roots.
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