bejucon.
/beɪˈhuːkəʊ/ A liana, esp. the vine Hippocratea scandens of tropical America.
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1848 J. G. Whittier Slaves of Martinique 19 As the serpent-like bejuco winds his spiral fold on fold Round the tall and stately ceiba, till it withers in its hold.
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