vimen

vimen
viminal /vim"euh nl/, adj.
/vuy"meuhn/, n., pl. vimina /vim"euh neuh/. Bot.
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
[ < L vimen osier, withe, twig]

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  • Vimen — Vi men, n. [L., a twig.] (Bot.) A long, slender, flexible shoot or branch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vimen — (lat.), Ruthe, holziger, biegsamer Trieb …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • vimen — [vī′men] n. pl. vimina [vim′ə nə] [L, an osier, twig, akin to viere, to bend, twist < IE base * wei > WITHE, WIRE] Bot. a long, flexible shoot or branch vimineous [vi min′ē əs] adj. viminal [vim′ə nəl] …   English World dictionary

  • vimen — viminal /vim euh nl/, adj. /vuy meuhn/, n., pl. vimina /vim euh neuh/. Bot. a long, flexible shoot of a plant. [ < L vimen osier, withe, twig] …   Useful english dictionary

  • vimen — /ˈvaɪmən/ (say vuymuhn) noun (plural vimina /ˈvɪmənə/ (say vimuhnuh)) a long, flexible shoot of a plant. {Latin: twig} –viminal /ˈvɪmənəl/ (say vimuhnuhl), adjective …  

  • vimen —   n. (pl. mina ) long thin branch or twig.    ♦ vimineous, a. pertaining to or made of twigs …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Wiemen — Wie|men 〈m. 4; nddt., westdt.〉 1. Latte, Lattengerüst zum Trocknen u. Räuchern 2. Sitzstange für Hühner [<mndrl. wim(m)e „Lattenwerk im Rauchfang“ <lat. vimen „Weide, biegsame Rute“; zu viere „binden, flechten“] * * * Wie|men, der; s,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • osier — Osier, Semble venir de {{t=g}}oisos,{{/t}} id est, Vimen. Osier court, Vimen breue. Osier qui se plie aiséement, Lentum vimen. Quand quelque chose se plie facilement, comme l osier, Lentitia …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • vimbre — (del lat. «vimen, ĭnis») m. *Mimbre. * * * vimbre. (Del lat. vimen, ĭnis). m. mimbre …   Enciclopedia Universal

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