woodbine

[ woo d-bahyn ]
/ ˈwʊdˌbaɪn /

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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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