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ivy
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i·vy  (v)
n. pl. i·vies
1. Any of several woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera native to the Old World, especially H. helix, having palmately lobed leaves, root-bearing young stems, and small green flowers grouped in umbels.
2. Ivy Informal A university in the Ivy League. Often used in the plural: Cornell is one of the Ivies.

[Middle English ivi, from Old English fig.]

ivy
Noun
pl ivies
1. a woody climbing or trailing plant with evergreen leaves and black berry-like fruits
2. any of various other climbing or creeping plants, such as the poison ivy [Old English īfig]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ivyivy - Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
genus Hedera, Hedera - Old World woody vines
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Translations
ivy [ˈaɪvɪ] nhiedra

ivy [ˈaɪvɪ] nlierre m

ivy [ˈaɪvɪ] nEfeu m

ivy [ˈaɪvɪ] nedera

ivy
n ivy [ˈaivi]
a type of climbing evergreen plant with small shiny leaves that grows up trees and walls. klimop لَبْلاب бръшлян břečťan efeu; vedbend der Efeu κισσός hiedra luuderohi پیچک muratti lierre קִיסוֹס एक प्रकार की लता, विद्वत्तापूर्ण मानक bršljan borostyán tanaman merambat bergflétta edera つた gebenė efeja pokok ivy klimop eføy, bergflette bluszcz hera iederă плющ brečtan bršljan bršljen murgröna ไม้เลื้อยจำพวกหนึ่ง sarmaşık 常春藤 плющ ایک طفیلی بیل، عشق پینچاں cây thường xuân


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