pəˈripləkə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek periplokē action of twining round, interlacing, from peri- + plokē action of twisting or turning, from the stem of plekein to plait, twine — more at ply
: a genus of woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) found in warm regions of the Old World and having opposite entire leaves, cymose flowers with a rotate corolla, and cylindrical follicles — see silk vine