fiveleaf akebia

noun

: chocolate vine
The second vine you might try growing is the fiveleaf akebia. … It can be quite vigorous, growing more than 20 feet in a year.Chip Tynan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 22 Aug. 1991

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fiveleaf akebia was in 1914

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“Fiveleaf akebia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiveleaf%20akebia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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