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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Twining

/twīn'-ĭng/ · Twin·ing · IPA /twˈaɪnɪŋ/
01 a. Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant.
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    Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant.
02 a. The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally.
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    The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally.(Bot.)