vīmen, ĭnis, n. [vieo], a pliant twig, a switch, withe, osier, etc.
I Lit., Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5; Caes. B. G. 2, 33; 7, 73; id. B. C. 1, 54; 2, 2; Verg. E. 2, 72; id. A. 6, 137; Tib. 2, 3, 15; Ov. M. 6, 345 al.—
II Transf.
A A set , slip; of willow, Col. 4, 30, 3.—
B The staff or wand of Mercury , Stat. Th. 2, 30.—
C Woven work , esp. a basket : quernum, Ov. M. 12, 436: breve Picenorum, Mart. 4, 88, 7.