woodbine
Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the creepers of genus…Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and the creepers of genus Parthenocissus.
» Unlike Virginia creeper, woodbine cannot climb smooth walls because its tendrils lack adhesive discs.
Anders als die Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe kann die Gewöhnliche Jungfernrebe nicht an glatten Wänden emporklettern, da es ihren Ranken an Haftscheiben mangelt.
Meaning
8 sensesAny of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and the creepers of genus Parthenocissus.
In genus Lonicera:
European honeysuckle or common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum).
European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers
European fly honeysuckle, dwarf honeysuckle, or fly woodbine (Lonicera xylosteum).
In genus Parthenocissus:
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
Japanese creeper or Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata).
Thicket creeper, false Virginia creeper, of grape woodbine (Parthenocissus inserta, syn. Parthenocissus vitacea).
Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and the creepers of genus Parthenocissus.
Devil's darning needle (Clematis virginiana).
Yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens).
Examples
1 sentencesUnlike Virginia creeper, woodbine cannot climb smooth walls because its tendrils lack adhesive discs.
deAnders als die Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe kann die Gewöhnliche Jungfernrebe nicht an glatten Wänden emporklettern, da es ihren Ranken an Haftscheiben mangelt.
Origin
From Middle English wodebynd, wodebynde, from Old English wudubind, wudubinde (“woodbine”)From Middle English wodebynd, wodebynde, from Old English wudubind, wudubinde (“woodbine”), equivalent to wood + bine.
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Forms
plural: woodbinesSynonyms
4 synonyms- European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers:Lonicera periclymenum
- common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit:Virginia creeperAmerican ivyParthenocissus quinquefolia