It bears fruit in a number of ways (4)

I believe the answer is:

vine

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(Other definitions for vine that I've seen before include "Plant bearing grapes" , "Bearer of grape" , "Fruiting climber" , "Woody-stemmed climber" , "On which grapes grow" .)

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