Vine

vīn, n. the plant from which wine is made: the woody climbing plant that produces grapes: ( hort. ) a climbing or trailing plant, or its stem.— adj. Vīnā′ceo us , belonging to wine or grapes: wine-coloured.— ns. Vī′nāge , the addition of spirit to wine to enable it to stand transportation; Vīnā′lia , a wine festival in honour of Jupiter, celebrated on 23d April.— adjs. Vīnā′rian , relating to wine; Vine′-clad , covered with vines.— ns. Vine′-cul′ture (same as Viticulture ); Vine′-curcu′lio , a small reddish curculio producing galls on the stems of grape-vines; Vine′-disease′ , a disease affecting the vine; Vine′-dre ′er , one who dre es or trims and cultivates vines; Vine′-fret′ter , a small insect that infests vines; Vine′-gall , a gall made on the stem of the vine by a vine-curculio; Vine′-land , land on which vines are grown; Vī′nery , a hot-house for rearing vines; Vineyard (vin′yard), a plantation of grape vines.— adj. Vī′nic , pertaining to, or derived from, wine.— ns. Vin′i culture , the cultivation of the vine; Vin′icultūrist ; Vin′-ordinaire′ , common wine: cheap wine mixed with water, commonly drunk in France and the south of Europe.— adjs. Vī′nose , Vī′nous , pertaining to wine: wine-coloured: caused by wine.— n. Vinos′ity , state or quality of being vinous.— adj. Vī′ny , pertaining to or producing vines.— Dwell under one's vine and fig-tree , to live at peace on one's own land. [O. Fr.,—L. vine a , a vine— vinum ; Gr. oinos , wine.]