POISON IVY

Pronunciation (US):

• POISON IVY (noun)
  The noun POISON IVY has 2 senses:

1. dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant
2. climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact

  Familiarity information: POISON IVY used as a noun is rare.

• POISON IVY (noun)

Meaning:

Dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

my poison ivy is drying up

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

Rhus dermatitis (contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron)

Meaning:

Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

markweed; poison mercury; Rhus radicans; Toxicodendron radicans; poison ivy; poison oak

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

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

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

genus Toxicodendron; Toxicodendron (in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America)