vimineous

adjective

vi·​min·​e·​ous

və̇ˈminēəs

1

obsolete : woven of pliant twigs

a vimineous texture like a birdcage

—Richard Tomlinson

2

: of or producing long slender twigs or shoots

a shrub of vimineous habit

Word History

Etymology

Latin vimineus, from vimin-, vimen pliant twig, withe + -eus -eous; akin to Latin viēre to plait

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