lawyer vine
lawyer vine noun: any of various chiefly climbing plants of coastal Australia, especially of the genus Calamus, with strong curved hooks.
Noun
lawyer vine (plural lawyer vines)
- Any of various chiefly climbing plants of coastal Australia, especially of the genus Calamus, with strong curved hooks.
- When we got there, Chillagoe turned out to be a single chimneystack sticking up out of acres of ruins under waist-high lawyer vines.2005, David Malouf, A First Place, Vintage, published 2015, page 75
- Synonyms:
- lawyer cane, lawyer palm
Synonyms of lawyer vine
- lawyer cane
- lawyer palm
Forms of lawyer vine
| plural | lawyer vines |
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Questions about lawyer vine
- What does lawyer vine mean?
- Lawyer vine means any of various chiefly climbing plants of coastal Australia, especially of the genus Calamus, with strong curved hooks.
- What part of speech is lawyer vine?
- Lawyer vine is a noun.
- What is the plural of lawyer vine?
- The plural of lawyer vine is lawyer vines.
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