scandent

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scandent

/ˈskæn.dənt/

Where it comes from

From the present participle stem of Latin scandere (“to climb”).

adjective

not comparable Climbing, without obvious morphological adaptations. I found but a single specimen—a scandent shrub of Datura metel, at a house site in a small coastal village, planted, I was told, as a remedy for asthma.

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"scandent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scandent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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scandent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scandent

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"scandent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scandent.

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@misc{scandent_2026,
  title = {scandent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scandent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}