Provine
//pɹəˈvaɪn// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. obsolete
"Do not provine, but fill up all places which have become vacant by two-year plants from the nursery"
Example
More examples"Do not provine, but fill up all places which have become vacant by two-year plants from the nursery"
Etymology
From French provigner, from provin (“a set, layer of a plant”), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (“to propagate”). See propagate and prune.
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