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| vine [ vīn ] |
noun (plural vines) |
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1. climbing plant: a plant that supports itself by climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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2. stem: the weak flexible stem of a vine
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3. plants
Same as grapevine (sense 1)
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4. grapevines: grapevines considered collectively
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intransitive verb (past and past participle vined, present participle vin·ing, 3rd person present singular vines) |
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grow like vine: to form or grow like a vine
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin vinea "vine, vineyard" < vinum "wine"] |
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  vin·y adjective |
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