Vine Meaning
/ˈvaɪ̯n/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.
nounAny plant the stem of which creeps along the ground.
Sentence Examples
This vine winds around trees.
You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.
‘Vine fruit’ is the generic term for currants and raisins.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The green ____ climbed up the wall of the old castle, covering it with leaves.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old stone wall was almost completely covered by a thick green ____ that had many small and purple flowers today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:
"I could have easily been in the Congo. Trees, Tarzan-like vines, creepy crawlies, spiders and more spiders."
— 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 189:
"Irám indeed is gone with all its Rose,
And Jamshýd's Sev'n-ring'd Cup where no one knows;
But still the Vine her ancient Ruby yields,
And still a Garden by the Water blows."
— 1859, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 2:
"Vine has become a weird tiny art form with its own conventions and trends and a robust community, none of which you will probably be able to keep up with if you aren't already, but at least we can appreciate the occasional Buzzfeed^([sic]) roundup of Vines."
— 2015 February 17, Jess Zimmerman, The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The green ____ climbed up the wall of the old castle, covering it with leaves.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old stone wall was almost completely covered by a thick green ____ that had many small and purple flowers today.