There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.
viii. 13.
And one went out into the field to gather herbs,
and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild
gourds. --2 Kings iv.
89.
{Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger
Williams.
{Vine beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of
the grapevine. Among the more important species are the
grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}
(see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera
chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine
weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.
{Vine borer}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[ae]
bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially
{Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of
which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter
sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also
{vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the
branches.
(b) A clearwing moth ({[AE]geria polistiformis}), whose
larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often
destructive.
{Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]
--Holland.
{Vine forester} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose
larv[ae] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.
{Vine fretter} (Zo["o]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera
that injuries the grapevine.
{Vine grub} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of insect
larv[ae] that are injurious to the grapevine.
{Vine hopper} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of leaf
hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially
{Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under
{Grape}.
{Vine inchworm} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any species of
geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,
especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.
{Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo["o]l.), a small moth ({Desmia
maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the
leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,
spotted with white.
{Vine louse} (Zo["o]l.), the phylloxera.
{Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,
delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and
fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green
parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the
vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium
Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing
stage of an {Erysiphe}.
{Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.
xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of
Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.
{Vine sawfly} (Zo["o]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria
vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the
grapevine. The larv[ae] stand side by side in clusters
while feeding.
{Vine slug} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.
{Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})
related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is
found in Florida and the West Indies.
{Vine sphinx} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of hawk
moths. The larv[ae] feed on grapevine leaves.
{Vine weevil}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Vine borer}
(a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.