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vimineous

adjective
vi·min·e·ous | \və̇ˈminēəs\

Definition of vimineous 

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

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History and Etymology for vimineous

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

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