Similar to a vine, a bine is a plant which needs some type of support system for its growth. Unlike a vine, however, bine plants don’t use suckers, tendrils, or runners to grow vertically up a support. The stem of a bine plant will instead grow in a helix-type pattern, wrapping itself around a support system. Hops are a well-known example of a bine plant.
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