vi·min·e·ous \və̇ˈminēəs\adjective Etymology: Latin vimineus, from vimin-, vimen pliant twig, withe + -eus -eous; akin to Latin viēre to plait — more at withy 1.obsolete: woven of pliant twigs < a vimineous texture like a birdcage — Richard Tomlinson > 2.: of or producing long slender twigs or shoots < a shrub of vimineous habit >