winetree
winetree noun: a grapevine.
Noun
winetree (plural winetrees)
- A grapevine.
- The third was clad as though she were wading the wheat-field to the waist, and above was wrapped in the leaves and bunches of the wine-tree.1890, William Morris, The Roots of the Mountains
- They grow in springtime on the bottom part of the winetrees and has^([sic]) to be cut in order to get better quality and quantity of wine.1900, Andre Arnold, Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Examples of winetree in a sentence
- The prince who bought the winetrees, who bestowed priceless gifts—I pity Mumha, which he has left to go into the high tomb of Oirbhealach.1918, The Irish Monthly, page 533:
- Perhaps apachiras.....etc., were certain groups of trees in the vineyard or some standard of selling the winetrees.1954, Journal of the Oriental Institute, volume 4, page 216:
Forms of winetree
| plural | winetrees |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wine-tree |
| alternative form | vinetree |
Origin of winetree
From Middle English wintre, variant of vyne-tre, from Old English wīntrēow, from Proto-West Germanic *wīnatreu, from Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą, equivalent to wine + tree.
Questions about winetree
- What does winetree mean?
- Winetree means a grapevine.
- How do you use winetree in a sentence?
- The prince who bought the winetrees, who bestowed priceless gifts—I pity Mumha, which he has left to go into the high tomb of Oirbhealach.
- What part of speech is winetree?
- Winetree is a noun.
- What is the plural of winetree?
- The plural of winetree is winetrees.
Words near winetree in the dictionary
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