vimen

American  

[vahy-muhn] / ˈvaɪ mən /

noun

Botany.

plural

vimina

1. a long, flexible shoot of a plant.

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vimen British  

/ ˈvaɪmɛn /

noun

1. rare botany a long flexible shoot that occurs in certain plants

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Other Word Forms

• viminal adjective

Etymology

Origin of vimen

From the Latin word vīmen osier, withe, twig

Example Sentences

It was rare fun to see him stamping and raving about the room, and vishing all the vimen in the vorld at the devil.

From The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I by Moodie, Susanna

Similiter vim mutat quia corripitur, vimen autem non mutat quia producitur.

From The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it by Lord, Frances Ellen