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ENGLISH IVY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does English ivy mean?

• ENGLISH IVY (noun)
The noun ENGLISH IVY has 1 sense:

1. Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

Familiarity information: ENGLISH IVY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ENGLISH IVY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common ivy; English ivy; Hedera helix; ivy

Hypernyms ("English ivy" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("English ivy" is a member of...):

genus Hedera; Hedera (Old World woody vines)

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