woodbine
[ woo d-bahyn ]
/ ˈwʊdˌbaɪn /
noun
any of several climbing vines, as a European honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, or the Virginia creeper of North America.
Words nearby woodbine
wood, woods,
wood-and-water joey,
wood-swallow,
wood-wool,
woodbin,
woodbine,
woodblock,
woodborer,
woodbridge,
woodburn,
woodbury
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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