silvervine

noun

1

: a climbing Indo-Malayan aroid (Scindapsus pictus argyraeus) often cultivated for its white-mottled foliage

2

: an ornamental dioecious woody vine (Actinidia polygama) of eastern Asia that has edible fruits and is very attractive to cats

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