scansory, a. rare.
(ˈskænsərɪ)
[ad. mod.L. scansōri-us of or for climbing, f. scandĕre to climb.]
Of or pertaining to climbing; given to climbing.
| 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 264 Scammony..is a lacteous, volvulous, scansory, and smooth Plant. 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxxv. 546 They are eminently the scansory or climbing legs in almost all insects. |