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Noun: silk vine  silk vIn
  1. Deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
    - Periploca graeca

Derived forms: silk vines

Type of: vine

Part of: genus Periploca, Periploca

Encyclopedia: Silk vine