combining form of L. vītis vine, occurring in a few forms, as viti·ferous a. [L. vītifer], † vitigi·neous a. [L. vītigineus] (see quots.).
Also (in recent dicts.) viticide, something that kills or destroys vines; viticolous adj., living on or in vines.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Vitiferous, that bears Vines.
1721. Bailey, Vitigineous, that cometh of a Vine.
1753. Chambers’ Cycl., Suppl. s.v. Porrum, The vitigineous wild leek of Gerrard.
