ivy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: īʹvē
ipa: /ˈaɪvi/
rhymes: -aɪvi
Forms: form: ivies
Etymology: From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ibig, *ibag, *ibah, 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”)).
Senses: examples: text: Hidden timber elements, lintels and roof tiles have also been replaced, in addition to gaining a new paint job and guttering drainage, and the removal of ivy that was damaging the exterior.
ref: 2023 March 8, “Network News: Pwllheli 'box gets a makeover”, in RAIL, number 978, page 22:
glosses: Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
glosses: Any similar plant of any genus.
Hypernyms: climber
creeper
liana
Hyponyms: sense: plants in Hedera
word: Hedera
Coordinate terms: kudzu
vine
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Hedera algeriensis
word: Algerian ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
word: American ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Parthenocissus tricuspidata
word: Boston ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Delairea odorata
word: Cape ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Cymbalaria muralis
word: coliseum ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Hedera helix
word: common ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Epipremnum aureum
word: devil's ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Toxicodendron radicans
word: eastern poison ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: English ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Hedera helix
word: European ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
alt: Delairea odorata and Senecio mikanioides
word: German ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
english: Ajuga
translation: Ajuga
word: gout ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Parthenocissus tricuspidata
word: grape ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: ground ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Glechoma hederacea
word: ground-ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: Italian ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: ivied
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Epipremnum aureum
word: ivy arum
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: Ivybridge
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: Ivy City
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Pelargonium peltatum
word: ivy geranium
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Coccinia grandis
word: ivy gourd
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: Ivy Hatch
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: ivy-leaf
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: ivy-leaved
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: Ivy League
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Cymbalaria muralis
word: ivy-leaved toadflax
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: ivylike
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Cissus striata
word: ivy of Uruguay
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Strix aluco
word: ivy owl
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Schefflera heptaphylla
word: ivy tree
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Parthenocissus tricuspidata
word: Japanese ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Cymbalaria muralis
word: Kenilworth ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Cissus incisa
word: marine ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Cobaea scandens
word: Mexican ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Senecio macroglossus
word: Natal ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Cymbalaria muralis
word: Oxford ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Senecio mikanioides
word: parlour ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: poison ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Toxicodendron radicans
word: poison-ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Rhododendron catawbiense
word: purple ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Hemigraphis alternata
word: red-flame ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
word: sulphur of ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Plectranthus verticillatus
word: Swedish ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Leucothoe fontanesiana
word: switch ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Senecio macroglossus
word: wax ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Ficus benjamina
word: weeping ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Toxicodendron rydbergii
word: western poison ivy
sense: Terms derived from ivy
taxonomic: Marcgravia spp.
word: West Indian ivy