provine

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English

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Etymology

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From French provingner, from provin (a set, layer of a plant), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (to propagate). See propagate and prune.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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provine (third-person singular simple present provines, present participle provining, simple past and past participle provined)

  1. (obsolete) To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
    • 1872, John Louis William Thudichum, August Dupré, A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, and Varieties of Wine:
      Do not provine, but fill up all places which have become vacant by two-year plants from the nursery

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈbine/ [pɾoˈβ̞i.ne]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Syllabification: pro‧vi‧ne

Verb

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provine

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of provenir