vinetree

English

Alternative forms

• vine-tree
• winetree

Etymology

From Middle English vyne-tre (modified after vine (“grapevine”)), from Old English wīntrēow, from Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą, equivalent to vine +‎ tree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪnˌtɹiː/

Noun

vinetree (plural vinetrees)

1. (rare, archaic) A grapevine.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 6:4:

     All the dayes of his ſeparation ſhall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels euen to the huſke.

   • 1753, Gloceſter Ridley, “Book VII”, in The Life of Dr. Nicholas Ridley ſometime Biſhop of London […] ‎^[1], page 496:

     Here note, how Chriſt calleth planely his Cup the fruit of the vinetree; but the fruit of the vinetree is very natural wine […]

   • 1839, Jonathan Edwards, The Works of Jonathan Edwards, A.M.: With an Essay on His Genius and Writings‎^[2], volume 2, page 125:

     The visible church of God is here compared to the vine-tree, as is evident by God's own explanation of the allegory, in ver, 6–8.

Usage notes

Maintained in occasional referential usage due to its use in the 1611 King James Bible; compare emerod.