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vimen

[vahy-muhn]

noun, plural vim·i·na

[vim-uh-nuh] . Botany.

a long, flexible shoot of a plant.

Origin:
< Latin vīmen osier, withe, twig

Related forms

vim·i·nal

[vim-uh-nl] , adjective

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vimen (ˈvaɪmɛn)

—n , pl vimina
	rare botany a long flexible shoot that occurs in certain plants

[C19: from Latin: a pliant twig, osier]

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