GERMAN IVY
Dictionary entry overview: What does German ivy mean? • GERMAN IVY (noun)
The noun GERMAN IVY has 1 sense:
1. South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
Familiarity information: GERMAN IVY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GERMAN IVY (noun)
Meaning:
South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Delairea odorata; German ivy; Senecio milkanioides
Hypernyms ("German ivy" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("German ivy" is a member of...):
Delairea; genus Delairea (one species: German ivy)
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