General term for climbing or trailing plants with long, thin stems.
Vines are twining around the garden fence.
This creeper produces small white flowers in summer.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; つる is often written in kana.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of つる (vine, tendril) and 草 (grass, plant). The origin of つる is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese word.