vineal

adj

vineal

adj

/ˈvɪniəl/

Etymology Latin vīneālis.

1

Of, pertaining to, bearing, or containing, vines.

  • vineal plant
  • The ſame [planting in a quincunx formation] ſeems confirmed in Creece^([sic – meaning Greece]) from a ſingular expreſſion in Ariſtotle concerning the order of Vines, delivered by a military term repreſenting the order of Souldiers, vvhich alſo confirmeth the antiquity of this form yet uſed in vineal plantations.1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter I.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 100:

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