woodbine

[ wood-bahyn ]

/ ˈwʊdˌbaɪn /

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noun

any of several climbing vines, as a European honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, or the Virginia creeper of North America.

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Origin of woodbine

before 900; Middle English wodebinde,Old English wudubind, equivalent to wuduwood¹ + bind binding; see bind

Words nearby woodbine

wood anemone, wood ant, wood avens, wood betony, woodbin, woodbine, woodblock, woodborer, Woodbridge, Woodburn, Woodbury

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How to use woodbine in a sentence

Trailing woodbine covered the fences to right and left, and along these fences grew thrifty berry bushes.
Cursed|George Allan England
Plainly Woodbine County was falling out of touch with the century-old traditions of her sisters to the north and west of her.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
Great crimson roses, wet with dew, and odorous woodbine peeped in as she opened it.
Marion Arleigh's Penance|Charlotte M. Braeme
A little brown house built of logs was almost entirely covered with vines, a tangle of woodbine and honeysuckle and wistaria.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest|Margaret Vandercook

The scent of a sprig of wild woodbine holds a charm beyond all the perfumes of the chemist's shop.
The Young Priest's Keepsake|Michael Phelan

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

Word Origin for woodbine

sense 4 from the English brand of cigarettes so named

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