woodbine

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwuːdˌbaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wŏŏd′bīn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wood•bine  (wŏŏd′bīn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several climbing vines, as a European honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, or the Virginia creeper of North America.
  • bef. 900; Middle English wodebinde, Old English wudubind, equivalent. to wudu wood1 + bind binding; see bind

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
woodbine /ˈwuːdˌbaɪn/ n
  1. a honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, of Europe, SW Asia, and N Africa, having fragrant creamy flowers
  2. US
    another name for Virginia creeper
  3. Austral obsolete slang an Englishman
Etymology: sense 4 from the English brand of cigarettes so named
'woodbine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bine - American woodbine

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