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ivy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈaɪvi/
  • (US) audio
  • īʹvē

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”)).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
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  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any similar plant of any genus.

Forms

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Coordinates

vine · kudzu

Deriveds

ivy geranium (Terms derived from ivy) · Ivy League (Terms derived from ivy) · English ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Boston ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivylike (Terms derived from ivy) · common ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · wax ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy tree (Terms derived from ivy) · ivied (Terms derived from ivy) · Japanese ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · eastern poison ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Natal ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · European ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · sulphur of ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Ivy City (Terms derived from ivy) · grape ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · purple ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy-leaved toadflax (Terms derived from ivy) · red-flame ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy of Uruguay (Terms derived from ivy) · West Indian ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Cape ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · devil's ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy arum (Terms derived from ivy) · American ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy girl (Terms derived from ivy) · Algerian ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Italian ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Swedish ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · five-leaved ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · poison-ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy broomrape (Terms derived from ivy) · Ivy Hatch (Terms derived from ivy) · gout ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ground ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy owl (Terms derived from ivy) · switch ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · poison ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Oxford ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Mexican ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ground-ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · Kenilworth ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy-leaf (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy gourd (Terms derived from ivy) · Ivybridge (Terms derived from ivy) · coliseum ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · ivy-leaved (Terms derived from ivy) · marine ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · German ivy (Terms derived from ivy) · parlour ivy (Terms derived from ivy)

Hypernyms

liana · creeper · climber

Hyponyms

Hedera (plants in Hedera)

Translations (114)

sq hurdhe (plant of the genus Hedera) · et luuderohi (plant of the genus Hedera) · co lellara (plant of the genus Hedera) · fi köynnös (similar plant) · eu xira (plant of the genus Hedera) · sk brečtan (plant of the genus Hedera) · ja(similar plant) · fi muratti (plant of the genus Hedera) · gl malvela (plant of the genus Hedera) · he קיסוס (plant of the genus Hedera) · vec èłera (plant of the genus Hedera) · fo viðbenda (plant of the genus Hedera) · vec èroła (plant of the genus Hedera) · scn èdira (plant of the genus Hedera) · sc edera (plant of the genus Hedera) · ga eidheann (plant of the genus Hedera) · vo hed (plant of the genus Hedera) · ro iederă (plant of the genus Hedera) · vi thường xuân (plant of the genus Hedera) · eu huntz (plant of the genus Hedera) · kw idhyow (plant of the genus Hedera) · sw lablabu (plant of the genus Hedera) · sl bršljan (plant of the genus Hedera) · vec ènera (plant of the genus Hedera) · fa عشقه (plant of the genus Hedera) · tr sarmaşık (plant of the genus Hedera) · vec èrena (plant of the genus Hedera) · fa سن (plant of the genus Hedera) · hsb blušć (plant of the genus Hedera) · gd eidheannach (plant of the genus Hedera) · sh bršljan (plant of the genus Hedera) · co lellera (plant of the genus Hedera) · co ellera (plant of the genus Hedera) · es hiedra (plant of the genus Hedera) · nds Ieloof (plant of the genus Hedera) · is bergflétta (plant of the genus Hedera) · rm edra (plant of the genus Hedera) · scn arrèddira (plant of the genus Hedera) · oc èdra (plant of the genus Hedera) · scn èddira (plant of the genus Hedera) · mk бршлен (plant of the genus Hedera) · pms ardité (plant of the genus Hedera) · da vedbend (plant of the genus Hedera) · sq dredhkë (plant of the genus Hedera) · br iliavenn (plant of the genus Hedera) · es yedra (plant of the genus Hedera) · co eddera (plant of the genus Hedera) · ko 담쟁이 (plant of the genus Hedera) · fr lierre (plant of the genus Hedera) · cy eiddew (plant of the genus Hedera) · scn èddara (plant of the genus Hedera) · rm fegliadella (plant of the genus Hedera) · gl hedra (plant of the genus Hedera) · dsb blušć (plant of the genus Hedera) · ga eidhneán (plant of the genus Hedera) · la hedera (plant of the genus Hedera) · ce хутал-буц (plant of the genus Hedera) · grc κισσός (plant of the genus Hedera) · ka სურო (plant of the genus Hedera) · da efeu (plant of the genus Hedera) · co eddara (plant of the genus Hedera) · chr ᎤᎸᏗ (plant of the genus Hedera) · cs břečťan (plant of the genus Hedera) · sw mwefeu (plant of the genus Hedera) · el κισσός (plant of the genus Hedera) · bg бръшлян (plant of the genus Hedera) · ang īfiġ (plant of the genus Hedera) · uk плющ (plant of the genus Hedera) · ca hedra (plant of the genus Hedera) · scn lèddira (plant of the genus Hedera) · co ellara (plant of the genus Hedera) · sc edola (plant of the genus Hedera) · fa بلوه (plant of the genus Hedera) · fur jêre (plant of the genus Hedera) · it edera (plant of the genus Hedera) · pl bluszcz (plant of the genus Hedera) · gl hedreira (plant of the genus Hedera) · ast hedra (plant of the genus Hedera) · rup eadiri (plant of the genus Hedera) · de Efeu (plant of the genus Hedera) · gv hibbin (plant of the genus Hedera) · az sarmaşıq (plant of the genus Hedera) · ga eidhneachán (plant of the genus Hedera) · gl areira (plant of the genus Hedera) · ist lelera (plant of the genus Hedera) · nl klimop (plant of the genus Hedera) · co lillura (plant of the genus Hedera) · ca heura (plant of the genus Hedera) · ru плющ (plant of the genus Hedera) · rup eadirã (plant of the genus Hedera) · lb Wantergréng (plant of the genus Hedera) · hy բաղեղ (plant of the genus Hedera) · vec èrna (plant of the genus Hedera) · rup iadirã (plant of the genus Hedera) · gl ireira (plant of the genus Hedera) · sh бршљан (plant of the genus Hedera) · cmn 常春藤 (plant of the genus Hedera) · hu borostyán (plant of the genus Hedera) · io hedero (plant of the genus Hedera) · scn ètira (plant of the genus Hedera) · cy iorwg (plant of the genus Hedera) · nl eiloof (plant of the genus Hedera) · sv murgröna (plant of the genus Hedera) · lb Eefeu (plant of the genus Hedera) · pt hera (plant of the genus Hedera) · lt gebenė (plant of the genus Hedera) · eo hedero (plant of the genus Hedera) · fa پاپیتال (plant of the genus Hedera) · sc edora (plant of the genus Hedera) · gd eidheann (plant of the genus Hedera) · no eføy (plant of the genus Hedera) · fo viðbendil (plant of the genus Hedera) · ar لَبْلَاب (plant of the genus Hedera) · xdc arpropria (plant of the genus Hedera)