woodbine

4 definitions found

woodbine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
     One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
     or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort (Mertensia  Virginica
        ).
  
     Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
        woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing
        extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
        woodbine, and American ivy. [U. S.]
  
     Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence.
  
     Virginia nightingale (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under
        Cardinal.
  
     Virginia quail (Zool.), the bobwhite.
  
     Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in
        the United States. --Bartlett.
  
     Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.
        [1913 Webster]

  Woodbine \Wood"bine`\, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named
     as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.)
     (a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance
         (Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
     (b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under
         Virginia. [Local, U. S.]
         [1913 Webster]
  
               Beatrice, who even now
               Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]

woodbine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  woodbine
      n 1: common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-
           black berrylike fruit [syn: Virginia creeper, American ivy
           , woodbine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia]
      2: European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-
         white flowers [syn: woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum]

woodbine - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Woodbine, GA (city, FIPS 83868)
    Location: 30.95908 N, 81.72165 W
    Population (1990): 1212 (484 housing units)
    Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 31569
  Woodbine, IA (city, FIPS 86835)
    Location: 41.73649 N, 95.70708 W
    Population (1990): 1500 (643 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 51579
  Woodbine, KS (city, FIPS 80350)
    Location: 38.79544 N, 96.95971 W
    Population (1990): 186 (88 housing units)
    Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 67492
  Woodbine, KY
    Zip code(s): 40771
  Woodbine, MD
    Zip code(s): 21797
  Woodbine, NJ (borough, FIPS 81890)
    Location: 39.22795 N, 74.80849 W
    Population (1990): 2678 (945 housing units)
    Area: 20.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)