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vine

vine [ vīn ]


noun  (plural vines)
Definition:
 
1. climbing plant: a plant that supports itself by climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

2. stem: the weak flexible stem of a vine

3. plants 
Same as  grapevine (sense 1)


4. grapevines: grapevines considered collectively



intransitive verb  (past and past participle vined, present participle vin·ing, 3rd person present singular vines)
Definition:
 
grow like vine: to form or grow like a vine

[13th century. Via French< Latin vinea "vine, vineyard" < vinum "wine"]

vin·y adjective
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