vine — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.

   Synonyms

   climber

2. Any plant the stem of which creeps along the ground.

3. A stem of such plants, especially when thick and rope-like; a liana.

   Examples

   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.

   I could have easily been in the Congo. Trees, Tarzan-like vines, creepy crawlies, spiders and more spiders.

4. A climbing plant that produces grapes.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • especially

   Synonyms

   grapevinewinetree

   Examples

   They picked the grapes off the vine.

   More examples (1)

   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.

5. Any plant of the genus Vitis.

Noun

1. a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

   Broader terms

   vascular planttracheophyte