Vines are a type of plant that grows by clinging to other plants or structures. The term 'vine' can refer to many different types of plants, including creepers, IVY, peas, lianas, kudzu, and lianes. Creepers are plants that grow along the ground, IVY is a climbing plant with evergreen leaves, peas are legumes that climb using tendrils, lianas are woody vines that climb trees, kudzu is an invasive vine native to Japan, and lianes are woody vines that climb shrubs.