Russian vine

Russian vine
noun
twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia
Hypernyms: ↑vine
Member Holonyms: ↑Polygonum, ↑genus Polygonum

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Russian vine noun
A Central Asian climbing plant (Polygonum baldschuanicum) of the knotgrass family, producing white or pink flowers
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