vine

[ vahyn ]

noun

1. any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
2. the stem of any such plant.
3. a grape plant.

vine

¹

/ vaɪn /

noun

1. any of various plants, esp the grapevine, having long flexible stems that creep along the ground or climb by clinging to a support by means of tendrils, leafstalks, etc
2. the stem of such a plant

Vine

²

/ vaɪn /

noun

1. Barbara. See (Ruth) Rendell

Derived Forms

• ˈviny, adjective
• vined, adjective
• ˈvineˌlike, adjective
• ˈvineless, adjective

Other Words From

• vineless adjective
• vinelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vine¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French vi ( g ) ne < Latin vīnea vine(yard), equivalent to vīn ( um ) wine + -ea, feminine of -eus -eous

Word History and Origins

Origin of vine¹

C13: from Old French vine, from Latin vīnea vineyard, from vīneus belonging to wine, from vīnum wine

Idioms and Phrases

see clinging vine ; wither on the vine .

Example Sentences

Instead, “Stickerbush Symphony,” with its strangely melancholic New Age groove, accompanies a level in which the player navigates a fantastically cruel maze of spiky vines.

From New York Times

Recently the movie “Widow Clicquot” included cinematography of Champagne vines to illustrate how climate affects each year’s output.

From Los Angeles Times

Those plants helped keep the soil in place and provided many lovely blooms, but Margaret’s goal is to remove them over time and replace them with native vines and shrubs.

From Los Angeles Times

And though it’s not quite as simple as plucking tomatoes off the vine, it’s not as complicated as the interwebs make it seem.

From Los Angeles Times

During lots of rainfall, it provides plenty of hydration for the vines.

From BBC