vinenoun [ C ]
uk/vaɪn/us/vaɪn/C1 also grapevine the climbing plant that produces grapes as its fruit
See also
vineyard
any type of plant that climbs or grows along the ground and has twisting stems:
Ivy is a type of vine.
More examples
- The vine twines round the pole.
- The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.
- Disease ravaged his vines.
- We have a grape vine in our conservatory.
- We always buy tomatoes on the vine.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Climbing plants
- bindweed
- bougainvillea
- clematis
- climber
- creeper
- creeping plant
- grapevine
- honeysuckle
- ivied
- ivy
- jasmine
- passion flower
- poison ivy
- sarsaparilla
- sweet pea
- twine
- Virginia creeper
- wisteria
- woodbine