Main Entry:

wood·bine

Pronunciation:

\ˈwu̇d-ˌbīn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English wodebinde, from Old English wudubinde, from wudu wood + bindan to tie, bind; from its winding around trees

Date:

before 12th century

1: any of several honeysuckles ; especially : a Eurasian twining shrub (Lonicera periclymenum)2: virginia creeper

[woodbine illustration]