woodbine
[ wood-bahyn ]
noun
any of several climbing vines, especially those of genera Lonicera of the honeysuckle family and Parthenocissus of the grape family.
Origin of woodbine
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British Dictionary definitions for woodbine
woodbine
/ (ˈwuːdˌbaɪn) /
noun
a honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, of Europe, SW Asia, and N Africa, having fragrant creamy flowers
American woodbine a related North American plant, L. caprifolium
US another name for Virginia creeper (def. 1)
Australian obsolete, slang an Englishman
Origin of woodbine
1sense 4 from the English brand of cigarettes so named
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