1. the climbing or twining stem of a hop plant
Usage: commonly used in brewing and agriculture

Examples

• The bine of the hop plant winds around the trellis as it grows.
• Farmers harvest the bines in late summer to extract the hop cones.
• The bine can grow several meters tall during the growing season.
• Brewers value the bines for the aromatic compounds in their flowers.
• The dried bines are often composted after the hops are removed.