The Collaborative International Dictionary
Provine
Provine \Pro*vine"\, v. i. [F. provingner, fr. provin a set,
layer of a plant, OF. provain, from L. propago, -aginis, akin
to propagare to propagate. See Propagate, Prune, v. t.]
To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for
propagation. [Obs.]
--Johnson.
Wiktionary
provine
vb. (context obsolete English) To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
Usage examples of "provine".
William Provine, an evolutionary biologist at Cornell University, calls Darwinism the greatest engine of atheism devised by man.