Definition of twining

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of twining is as below...

Twining (a.) Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant..

Lern More About Twining

Entwinement :: Entwinement (n.) A twining or twisting together or round; union.
Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants..
Braid :: Braid (n.) A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands..
Lablab :: Lablab (n.) an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Dolichos Lablab)..
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical..
Hop :: Hop (n.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops)..
Plashing :: Plashing (n.) The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges..
Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. t.) To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace.
Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..
Lygodium :: Lygodium (n.) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs..
Twining :: Twining (a.) The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally..
Cling :: Cling (v. i.) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together..
Bine :: Bine (n.) The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.
Homodromous :: Homodromous (a.) Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches..
Groundnut :: Groundnut (n.) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste..
Bind :: Bind (n.) Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine..
Ipomoea :: Ipomoea (n.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine..
Intertwiningly :: Intertwiningly (adv.) By intertwining or being intertwined.
Cling :: Cling (v. t.) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing..
Climb :: Climb (v. i.) To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us