vine

Definition

Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.

Etymology

From Middle English vīne, from Anglo-Norman vigne, from Vulgar Latin vīnia, from Latin vīnea (“vines in a vineyard”), from vīneus (“related to wine”), from vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“vine, wine”), from *weh₁y- (“to twist, wrap”). Doublet of wine.

Example Sentences

• "This was a full-on jungle, full of all kinds of creepy things - snakes, spiders. They expected Tarzan to come swinging by on a vine."
• "I could have easily been in the Congo. Trees, Tarzan-like vines, creepy crawlies, spiders and more spiders."
• "They picked the grapes off the vine."

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