vine
Meaning
- The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- Any plant of the genus Vitis.
- Any similar climbing or trailing plant.
Synonyms
grape-vine
creeping plant
tough mountain vein
Vitis vinifera
climbing plant
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/vaɪn/
Etymology
From Middle English vīne, from Anglo-Norman vigne, from Vulgar Latin vīnia, from Latin vīnea (“vines in a vineyard”), from vīneus (“related to wine”), from vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“vine, wine”), from *weh₁y- (“to twist, wrap”). Doublet of wine.
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