资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.