¦ noun
1. a climbing or trailing woody-stemmed plant related to the grapevine. [Vitis and other genera.]
used in names of climbing or trailing plants of other families, e.g. Russian vine.
2. the slender stem of a trailing or climbing plant.
Derivatives
viny adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. vinea 'vineyard, vine', from vinum 'wine'.