蔓 - vine, tendril, influence

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

to become overgrown; to grow thick

like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines

bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd

basket star (any brittlestar of family Euryalina); basket fish

zebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)

Pacific silverweed (Potentilla egedii var. grandis); Eged's silverweed

Potentilla yokusaiana (species of cinquefoil)

coiled spring; coil spring; helical spring

common clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum); stag's-horn clubmoss; running clubmoss; ground pine

gourd vine

creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)