noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Botanical term describing plants that grow as vines, climb, or creep. Used attributively with の. Cross-referenced with 蔓性.
See also: 蔓性
この植物は蔓質の茎を持っている。
This plant has vine-like stems.
蔓質の植物はフェンスに絡みつく。
Vine-like plants twine around fences.
Synonymous botanical term; 蔓質 is less common and may be considered a variant.
Compound of 蔓 (つる, 'vine') and 質 (たち, 'nature' or 'quality'), literally 'vine quality'. The reading たち for 質 is an older or specialized usage.