bine

bine

[bahyn]
noun
1.
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
2.
any bindweed.

Origin:
1720–30; variant of bind

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bine (baɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the climbing or twining stem of any of various plants, such as the woodbine or bindweed
2.  any plant with such a stem
 
[C19: variant of bind]

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bine
"climbing stem, flexible shoot of a shrub," 1807, from dial. form of bind (n.).
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