woodbine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
  2. noun European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers

Etymology

From Middle English wodebynd, wodebynde, from Old English wudubind, wudubinde (“woodbine”), equivalent to wood + bine.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Virginia creeper, American ivy, Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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