ivy

Definition of ivy in English English dictionary: Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera; Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five- pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow; Friendship; marriage; A plant of the genus Hedera H; Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits; A mild irritant botanical that has toning and tightening properties It is believed to stimulate blood circulation to the areas on which it is applied; The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers; {i} climbing vine having smooth evergreen leaves and dark berries; Pollen from Mesolithic sites suggest that ivy may have been fed to red deer; helix, common in Europe; A mild irritant botanical believed to stimulate blood circulation to the areas on which it is applied and known for its toning and tightening properties Back To Top; Ivy is an evergreen plant that grows up walls or along the ground. Any of about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs) that make up the genus Hedera in the ginseng family, commonly grown as ground covers and on stone walls, especially English ivy (H. helix), which climbs by aerial roots with adhering disks that develop on the stems. The tough, dark-green leaves of English ivy have three to five lobes and tend to droop horizontally from the stem. Unrelated plants called ivies include Boston ivy (Parthenocissus, or Ampelopsis, tricuspidata), a clinging woody vine in the grape family whose leaves turn bright scarlet in autumn, and poison ivy. Compton Burnett Dame Ivy Ivy League Lee Ivy Ledbetter poison ivy; Any of several woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera; A female given name; popular in the UK in the beginning of the 20th century
Kind people apply all the milder words to your face; only Father ever called it ugly. Ugly Ivy mingy as her name. Father himself was handsome and drunken. Mother had wanted 'Ivy' simple and yet pretty and for once stuck to her guns. You wished she hadn't.; popular in Britain in the beginning of the twentieth century; root climber; lovestone
ivy-leaf: The leaf of the ivy
ivy-leaved: Used in the names of various plants the leaves of which resemble those of the ivy
ivy geranium: a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
ivy league: While its eight members (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale) are highly selective colleges for admission, the designation "Ivy League" only refers to their membership in a common athletic conference
ivy league: The athletic conference that boasts academic powerhouses Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale Acceptance to an Ivy League school is considered the brass ring of the application process, although many argue that an equal–if not better–education can be achieved at many other non-Ivy League schools
ivy league: a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige
ivy leaguer: a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
ground-ivy: Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae
lower ivy: any of the Ivy League universities, such as Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, and the University of Pennsylvania that are generally seen as less prestigious than Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
poison ivy: A woody vine plant in the family Anacardiaceae well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant that causes an itching rash for most people
poison-ivy: A woody vine plant in the family Anacardiaceae well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant that causes an itching rash for most people
sulphur of ivy: Corruption of sulphur vivum
ıvy: {n} the name of a common winding plant
Boston ivy: A high-climbing woody vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) native to eastern Asia and having three-lobed deciduous leaves. It frequently covers the outer walls of buildings and has attractive fall coloration. Also called Japanese ivy
Kenilworth ivy: A European creeping herb (Cymbalaria muralis) with palmately lobed leaves and solitary, pale purple flowers
boston ivy: Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
english ivy: Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
german ivy: South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
ground ivy: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
ground ivy: A creeping or trailing European aromatic plant (Glechoma hederacea), widely naturalized in North America and having rounded scalloped leaves and small purplish flowers
ivied: Overgrown with ivy
ivied: overgrown with ivy; "Harvard's ivied buildings"
ivied: overgrown with ivy; "Harvard's ivied buildings
ivied: {s} covered with ivy
poison ivy: climbing plant found in North America (contains an irritating oil which often results in a rash when touched)
poison ivy: Poison ivy is a wild plant that grows in North America and that causes a rash or skin problems if you touch it. a North American plant that has an oily substance on its leaves that makes your skin hurt and itch if you touch it. Either of two North American species of white-fruited woody vines or shrubs of the sumac, or cashew, family. The species found in eastern North America (Toxicodendron radicans) is abundant; a western species, known as poison oak, is less common. Both species are sometimes classified as genus Rhus. A key identifier is leaves with three mitten-shaped leaflets. Contact with urushiol, an oil produced by the plant, can cause severe inflammation and blistering of human skin. Urushiol may be carried from the plant on clothing, shoes, tools, or soil; by animals; or by smoke from burning plants. Because urushiol is nonvolatile, a reaction may result from wearing clothing a year or more after its contact with the plant
poison ivy: The 3-6-10
poison ivy: The 3-6-10 split
poison ivy: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant; "my poison ivy is drying up
poison ivy: dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant; "my poison ivy is drying up"

ivy

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I·vy

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ayvi

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/ˈīvē/ /ˈaɪviː/

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() From ivy, the name of a plant.

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