ivy
See also: Ivy
English
Ivy growing near and climbing up trees.
Etymology
From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfiġ, from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ- (compare Welsh efwr ‘black elder’, Ancient Greek ἴφυον (íphuon, “spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica”)).
Pronunciation
- enPR: īʹvē, IPA(key): /ˈaɪvi/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪvi
Noun
ivy (countable and uncountable, plural ivies)
- Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
- Any similar plant of any genus.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (plants in Hedera): See Hedera.
- (any similar plant): Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), cape ivy (Delairea odorata), [[devil's ivy}]](Epipremnum aureum), German ivy (Delairea odorata), German ivy (Senecio mikanioides), grape ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), ivy of Uruguay (Cissus striata), ivy tree (Schefflera heptaphylla), Japanese ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), Natal ivy (Senecio macroglossus), parlour ivy (Senecio mikanioides), poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), purple ivy (Rhododendron catawbiense), red flame ivy (Hemigraphis alternata), Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus), switch ivy (Leucothoe fontanesiana), wax ivy (Senecio macroglossus)
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Translations
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