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vin⋅er⋅y

[vahy-nuh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. a place or enclosure in which vines, esp. grapevines, are grown.
2. vines collectively.

Origin:
1375–1425; vine + -ery, r. late ME vinary < ML vīnārium, n. use of neut. of L vīnārius of wine; see -ary
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vin·er·y   (vī'nə-rē)   
n.   pl. vin·er·ies
An area or a greenhouse for growing vines.
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