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A tendril. A vine (from Latin vīnea ' grapevine, vineyard '; from vīnum 'wine') is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners. The word vine can also refer to such stems or runners themselves, for instance, when used in wicker work. [1] [2]
Vine (service) Vine was an American short-form video hosting service where users could share up to 6-second-long looping video clips. It was originally launched on January 24, 2013, by Vine Labs, Inc and Big Human. [1] Bought by Twitter, Inc. in 2012 before its launch, the service was shut down on January 17, 2017, [2] and the app was ...
Vitis. Vitis ( grapevine) is a genus of 81 accepted species [5] of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, both for direct consumption of the fruit and for fermentation to produce wine.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae.It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
A canopy of Entada gigas that has formed over a monkey ladder vine ( Bauhinia glabra) on Kauai, Hawaii. Liana tangle across a forest in the Western Ghats. A liana is a long- stemmed woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct ...
Acer circinatum. Acer circinatum, or vine maple, is a species of maple native to northwestern North America. Vine maple typically grows as a low-elevation costal tree in temperate areas of high precipitation such as the west coast of Oregon and northern California, as well as the temperate rainforests of Washington and British Columbia. [1]
Wine grapes on Long Island. A vineyard in Brhlovce, Slovakia. Viticulture ( Latin: vitis cultura, " vine -growing"), [1] viniculture ( vinis cultura, " wine -growing"), [2] or winegrowing [3] is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of Vitis vinifera, the common grape ...
A vineyard ( / ˈvɪnjərd / VIN-yərd, UK also / ˈvɪnjɑːrd / VIN-yard) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards are often characterised by their terroir, a ...