: a plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground also : the stem of such a plant b : any of various sprawling herbaceous plants (such as a tomato or potato) that lack specialized adaptations for climbing 2 : grape sense 2

C1 (also grapevine) the climbing plant that produces grapes as its fruit See also vineyard Susan Fan-Brown/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages any type of plant that climbs or grows along the ground and has twisting stems: Ivy is a type of vine.