Vine

[vaɪn]

Definition

(noun.) a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface.

Editor: Vito--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.

(n.) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons, squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.

Edited by Elvis

Definition

n. the plant from which wine is made: the woody climbing plant that produces grapes: (hort.) a climbing or trailing plant or its stem.—adj. Vīnā′ceous belonging to wine or grapes: wine-coloured.—ns. Vī′nāge the addition of spirit to wine to enable it to stand transportation; Vīnā′lia a wine festival in honour of Jupiter celebrated on 23d April.—adjs. Vīnā′rian relating to wine; Vine′-clad covered with vines.—ns. Vine′-cul′ture (same as Viticulture); Vine′-curcu′lio a small reddish curculio producing galls on the stems of grape-vines; Vine′-disease′ a disease affecting the vine; Vine′-dress′er one who dresses or trims and cultivates vines; Vine′-fret′ter a small insect that infests vines; Vine′-gall a gall made on the stem of the vine by a vine-curculio; Vine′-land land on which vines are grown; Vī′nery a hot-house for rearing vines; Vineyard (vin′yard) a plantation of grape vines.—adj. Vī′nic pertaining to or derived from wine.—ns. Vin′iculture the cultivation of the vine; Vin′icultūrist; Vin′-ordinaire′ common wine: cheap wine mixed with water commonly drunk in France and the south of Europe.—adjs. Vī′nose Vī′nous pertaining to wine: wine-coloured: caused by wine.—n. Vinos′ity state or quality of being vinous.—adj. Vī′ny pertaining to or producing vines.—Dwell under one's vine and fig-tree to live at peace on one's own land.

Editor: Stu

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To dream of vines, is propitious of success and happiness. Good health is in store for those who see flowering vines. If they are dead, you will fail in some momentous enterprise. To see poisonous vines, foretells that you will be the victim of a plausible scheme and you will impair your health.

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