twine
noun
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
twiner
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a word derived from
twine.
Example Sentences
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“Stonecutter! This one’s more fit to become a ratcatcher or a twiner of flower wreaths. Well, come along, come along.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Has, for instance, any tendril- bearing plant assumed its present structure without having previously existed as a leaf-climber or a twiner?
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Charles Darwin
If a kink or a crossing of two plants or branches of the twiner results in a complete horizontal ring, the results are as in the above cases of ringing and strangulation.
From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward
CLEMATIS.—C. glandulosa.—The thin upper internodes revolve, moving against the course of the sun, precisely like those of a true twiner, at an average rate, judging from three revolutions, of 3 hrs.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Charles Darwin
One of the most elegant plants one can have in a greenhouse is this twiner, a native of South Africa.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various
