Vinelike

Even more bewildering was the fact that several species I had recently seen elsewhere in the archipelago looked so different what had been, say, a small shrub on another island had magically transformed into a vinelike tree here that I never would have recognized them without my colleagues' help. ❋ Robert J. Cabin (2011)

The vegetation changed from pine and manzanita to aspen and acacia, with long vinelike tendrils of wild strawberries growing parasitically over the rock face, intermixed with ferns and bottlebrush and poison sumac. ❋ Chelsea White (2010)

It had a thick vinelike root wrapped around the trunk that would make for easy climbing. ❋ D. J. MacHale (2009)

The cortex, or outer layer of the brain, houses a thicket of 10 billion vinelike nerve cells, which communicate by relaying chemical and electrical impulses. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Fifty yards ahead on the right was a rutted lane, its center filled with dark green vinelike weeds, that led toward the hill overlooking Finduma. ❋ Modesitt, L. E. (1998)

"It is fairly small, with vinelike branches," Cheiron said. ❋ Anthony, Piers, 1934- (1994)

There were more of the vinelike things, and small metal objects. ❋ Niven, Larry (1987)

When the water was simmering, she dropped in a measured amount of a mixture of dried leaves, roots, and particularly the fine vinelike stems of golden thread and left it to steep. ❋ Auel, Jean M. (1985)

Those long young-old fingers came down and gentled on the strings, the left hand rose and curled vinelike about the top. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1977)

There was a fire escape at every other one of these windows -- the usual spidery affair of black-painted iron, clinging vinelike to the bricks. ❋ Eleanor Gates (1913)

And, as they looked, the windows of another house began to kindle ominously; little tongues of fire fluttered over a distant cupola, leaped across to a gallery, ran up in vinelike tendrils which flowered into flame, veining everything in ❋ Unknown (1899)

Here was this beautiful vinelike shrub gladly growing on a slope that had been forsaken by all other plants. ❋ Enos Abijah Mills (1896)

Its numerous vinelike limbs -- little arms -- spread or reach outward from the central root, take a new hold upon the earth, and prepare to reach again. ❋ Enos Abijah Mills (1896)

No worries, Pushing Up Daisies was bright yellow, with glorious (apologies to Picasso) daisies and clever vinelike type. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Karp agreed, expounding on her vinelike attributes: “She’s so tall…slender…blossoming.” ❋ Adam Leith Gollner (2008)