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vimen

[ vahy-muhn ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural vim·i·na [vim, -, uh, -n, uh].
  1. a long, flexible shoot of a plant.


vimen

/ ˈvaɪmɛn /

noun

  1. rare.
    botany a long flexible shoot that occurs in certain plants
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Other Words From

  • vim·i·nal [vim, -, uh, -nl], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vimen1

From the Latin word vīmen osier, withe, twig
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vimen1

C19: from Latin: a pliant twig, osier
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Example Sentences

Vimen, vī′men, n. a long flexible shoot of a plant.—adjs.

"So come along, and don't let's be frightenin' ourselves vith ould vimen's tales."

There's some vimen as fond o' dogs as o' their own childer, and ven ve gets one o' their precious pets, ve makes 'em ransom it as the brigands you see at the Adelphi or the Surrey sarves their prisoners, threatenin' to send first an ear, and then a paw, or a tail, and so on.

It was rare fun to see him stamping and raving about the room, and vishing all the vimen in the vorld at the devil.

Similiter vim mutat quia corripitur, vimen autem non mutat quia producitur.

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