vimen

[ vahy-muhn ]

noun,plural vim·i·na [vim-uh-nuh]. /ˈvɪm ə nə/. Botany.
  1. a long, flexible shoot of a plant.

Origin of vimen

1
From the Latin word vīmen osier, withe, twig

Other words from vimen

  • vim·i·nal [vim-uh-nl], /ˈvɪm ə nl/, adjective

Words Nearby vimen

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How to use vimen in a sentence

  • So come along, and don't let's be frightenin' ourselves vith ould vimen's tales.

    Auriol | W. Harrison Ainsworth
  • It was rare fun to see him stamping and raving about the room, and vishing all the vimen in the vorld at the devil.

  • I say, old woman, you ain't wanted here; we doesn't take in vimen with red cloaks.

    The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 | George W. M. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for vimen

vimen

/ (ˈvaɪmɛn) /


nounplural vimina (ˈvɪmɪnə)
  1. botany rare a long flexible shoot that occurs in certain plants

Origin of vimen

1
C19: from Latin: a pliant twig, osier

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