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vinetree

/ˈvaɪnˌtɹiː/

vinetree noun: a grapevine.

Noun

vinetree (plural vinetrees)

  1. (archaic, rare) A grapevine.
    • All the dayes of his ſeparation ſhall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels euen to the huſke.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 6:4
    • Here note, how Chriſt calleth planely his Cup the fruit of the vinetree; but the fruit of the vinetree is very natural wine[…]1753, Gloceſter Ridley, “Book VII”, in The Life of Dr. Nicholas Ridley ſometime Biſhop of London […] , page 496

Forms of vinetree

pluralvinetrees
alternative formvine-tree
alternative formwinetree

Origin of vinetree

From Middle English vyne-tre (modified after vine (“grapevine”)), from Old English wīntrēow, from Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą, equivalent to vine + tree.

Questions about vinetree

What does vinetree mean?
Vinetree means a grapevine.
What part of speech is vinetree?
Vinetree is a noun.
How do you pronounce vinetree?
Vinetree is pronounced /ˈvaɪnˌtɹiː/.
What is the plural of vinetree?
The plural of vinetree is vinetrees.

Words near vinetree in the dictionary

  1. vinestalks
  2. vinestem
  3. vinestems
  4. vinestock
  5. vinestocks
  6. vinetree
  7. vinetrees
  8. vinette
  9. vinettes
  10. vinew
  11. vinewed

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