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negro vine

negro vine

9.9
A climbing plant with hairy leaves and dark purple-brown flowers
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : vid negra
  • The negro vine can quickly cover trellises in a shady garden spot.

Examples

  • She grew a negro vine along the fence to add some color to her backyard.

  • The negro vine is often found in tropical regions.

  • Botanists admire the unique foliage and flowers of the negro vine.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the beauty of negro vines.

  • Botanists admire the unique foliage and flowers of the negro vine.

  • She grew a negro vine along the fence to add some color to her backyard.

  • The negro vine can quickly cover trellises in a shady garden spot.

Synonyms

Vincetoxicum negrum
vsnegro vine
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing vine with hairy leaves and dark purplish-brown flowers

is the same plant but expressed as a common English name

Surface Forms

negro vine singular
negro vines plural

Morphology

negro + vine

This is a straightforward color + noun compound: if a learner knows 'negro' as meaning 'black/dark' and 'vine' as a twining plant, they can infer it denotes a dark-coloured vine, which matches the definition. Color+noun naming of plants is cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is compositionally predictable (noting that 'negro' is now archaic/marked in modern English but semantically transparent).

Etymology

The plant name negro vine likely comes from the word negro, which means 'black', because this vine often has very dark purplish-brown flowers and stems. That's why the name refers to a vine with dark flowers.