VINACEOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (vy/vi/vuh-NAY-shuhs)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Relating to wine.
2. Of the color of red wine: reddish.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vinum (wine). Earliest documented use: 1688.
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PINACEOUS - bromeliad, like a pineapple

WINACEOUS - overfond of having a pair of Aces in the hole

BINACEOUS - synonym for BINARY