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ampelopsis

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ampelopsis [ˌæmpɪˈlɒpsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any woody vine of the vitaceous genus Ampelopsis, of tropical and subtropical Asia and America
[from New Latin, from Greek ampelos grapevine]


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It is sending its coloured streamers over the fence from the neighbour's garden, and, weaving through it - tucked away for only those eyes that know about the treasure - are the turquoise, mauve and pink berries of the climbing Ampelopsis brevipedunculata.
Ailleurs encore c'etait le premier eveil de ce mois de mai des feuilles, et celles d'un ampelopsis merveilleux et souriant comme l'epine rose de l'hiver, depuis le matin meme etaient tout en fleur (36).
Other vines encountered are Ampelopsis arborea (peppervine), Berchemia scandens (Alabama supplejack), Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper), Cocculus carolinus (Carolina coralbead), Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper), Smilax bona-nox (saw greenbrier), Smilax glauca (cat greenbr ier), Smilax rotundifolia (roundleaf greenbrier), Vitis rotundifolia (muscadine), and the ubiquitous Toxicodendron radicans (eastern poison ivy).
 
 
 
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