woodbine

[woo d-bahyn]

noun

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

Origin of woodbine

before 900; Middle English wodebinde, Old English wudubind, equivalent to wudu wood¹ + bind binding; see bind

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Historical Examples of woodbine

I need hardly say they had no idea the house on the hill was "Woodbine Villa."
Put Yourself in His Place
Charles Reade
Woodbine Villa was put up to let furnished, and it was taken by—Mr. Coventry.
Put Yourself in His Place
Charles Reade
Yet my letters must have all reached Woodbine Villa, or why are they not sent back?
Put Yourself in His Place
Charles Reade
He peremptorily refused to let him be moved from Woodbine Villa.
Put Yourself in His Place
Charles Reade
"Those men fire with remarkable precision," said Captain Woodbine.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen
Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for woodbine

woodbine

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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Word Origin and History for woodbine

Old English wudubinde, a climbing plant, from wudu "wood" (see wood (n.)) + binde "wreath," related to bind (v.). Used of various climbing plants on three continents.