A vine is a plant that grows up or over things, especially one which produces grapes.
Every square metre of soil was used, mainly for olives, vines, and almonds.
vine in British English
(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
Derived forms
vined
adjective
vineless (ˈvineless)
adjective
vinelike (ˈvineˌlike)
adjective
viny (ˈviny)
adjective
Word origin
C13: from Old French vine, from Latin vīnea vineyard, from vīneus belonging to wine, from vīnum wine
Vine in British English
(vaɪn)
noun
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vine in American English
(vaɪn)
noun
1.
a.
any plant with a long, thin stem that grows along the ground or climbs a wall or other support by means of tendrils, etc.
b.
the stem of such a plant
2.
grapevine (sense 1)
Word origin
ME < OFr vine < L vinea, vine < vineus, pertaining to wine < vinum, wine, akin to Gr oinē, vine, oinos, wine, prob. a loanword from a pre-IE language of the Pontus region (> Heb yayin)
More idioms containing
vine
wither on the vine
Examples of 'vine' in a sentence
vine
Climbing vines, such as hops, will also thrive here.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a huge rooftop terrace with potted plants and vines.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She arranges pyramids of plums on vine leaves.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
American vines were a leap into the unknown.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
This deciduous vine is grown for its gorgeous autumn colour rather than its fruit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She planted a rare vine against the stone wall near the back of her yard.
Christianity Today (2000)
Thinking of growing a vine this year?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The conservatory had a vine growing in it and we used to eat out there in summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The older the vine, the stronger the flavour.
The Sun (2011)
Only one vine out of twenty-five growing in a large greenhouse had apparently been affected.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
The best reds made from this variety are from older vines with low yields that are given a gentle finish in oak barrels.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Cover with foil, press down to hold the stuffed vine leaves snugly but not too tightly.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The solution seemed simple: plant vines somewhere else.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
Shortly after the first of them arrived, the first vines were planted.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
American vines now growing to maturity in the soil of the Midi would soon begin to bear fruit.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
Cover with oiled vine leaves.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
The bankers Live in a house covered with climbing vines in the 16th arrondissement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We speak of American vines.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
His official report on the insect for 1872 had particularly examined the "means of contagion from one vine to another'.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
I was ashamed by my ignorance of soil, vine orientation, geology and earth sciences.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Russian vine is climbing out of gardens - where it may have been planted to hide an unsightly fence - and scrambling over the surrounding trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
vine
British English: vine /vaɪn/ NOUN
A vine is a climbing plant, especially one which produces grapes.
American English: vine
Arabic: نَبَاتٌ مُتَسَلِّق
Brazilian Portuguese: vinha
Chinese: 葡萄树
Croatian: loza
Czech: vinná réva
Danish: vinranke
Dutch: wijnstok
European Spanish: parra
Finnish: köynnöskasvi
French: vigne
German: Rebe
Greek: αμπέλι
Italian: vite pianta
Japanese: つる植物
Korean: 덩굴식물
Norwegian: vinranke
Polish: winorośl
European Portuguese: vinha
Romanian: viță de vie
Russian: лоза
Latin American Spanish: parra
Swedish: vinranka
Thai: ต้นองุ่น
Turkish: asma bitki
Ukrainian: виноградна лоза
Vietnamese: cây nho
All related terms of 'vine'
vine leaf
a leaf of any vine , esp of a grapevine
cross vine
a woody bignoniaceous vine , Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers
kudzu vine
a fast-growing Chinese and Japanese climbing vine , Pueraria lobata , of the legume family, now widespread in the southern U.S., having tuberous , starchy roots and stems: used for fiber , as food and forage , and to prevent soil erosion
lawyer vine
any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation , such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
potato vine
a tender , woody Brazilian vine , Solanum jasminoides , of the nightshade family, having starlike, blue-tinged white flowers in clusters, grown as an ornamental
vine grower
a person who cultivates grapevines
balloon vine
a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum , cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
clinging vine
someone, esp a woman, who displays excessive emotional dependence on another person, esp a man
cypress vine
a tropical American convolvulaceous climbing plant, Ipomoea pennata, having finely divided compound leaves and scarlet or white tubular flowers
kangaroo vine
any plant of the climbing genus Cissus , some species of which, esp the kangaroo vine ( C. antarctica ) from Australia, are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their shiny green or mottled leaves: family Vitaceae
puncture vine
a tropical or subtropical prostrate vine , Tribulus terrestris , with yellow flowers and a hard, spiny fruit which breaks into five sections at maturity
trumpet vine
either of two bignoniaceous vines , Campsis radicans of the eastern US or C. grandiflora of E Asia, with clumps of trumpet-shaped flowers: grown as ornamentals
vine-growing
of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
vine harvest
the gathering of the grapes from grapevines
matrimony vine
any of various shrubs of the solanaceous genus Lycium, cultivated for their purple flowers and colourful berries
vine phylloxera
a homopterous insect, Phylloxera vitifolia , typically feeding on vine juices