bine (plural bines)
(botany) A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support (distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers).
bine (plural bines)
(UK, slang) cigarette
• fag
• Bien, be-in, bein, bein'
Source: Wiktionary
Bine, n. Etym: [Bind, cf. Woodbine.]
Definition: The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
