Scan"dent (?), a. [L. scandens, -entis, p. pr. of scandere to climb.] Climbing.

&fist; Scandent plants may climb either by twining, as the hop, or by twisted leafstalks, as the clematis, or by tendrils, as the passion flower, or by rootlets, as the ivy.

Scan"dent (?), a. [L. scandens, -entis, p. pr. of scandere to climb.] Climbing.

&fist; Scandent plants may climb either by twining, as the hop, or by twisted leafstalks, as the clematis, or by tendrils, as the passion flower, or by rootlets, as the ivy.