provine

verb /pɹəˈvaɪn/

1. To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.

   obsolete

   Do not provine, but fill up all places which have become vacant by two-year plants from the nursery

Where it comes from

From French provigner, from provin (“a set, layer of a plant”), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (“to propagate”). See propagate and prune.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry provine (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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