ivy

See also: Ivy and -ivý

English
Ivy growing near and climbing up trees.

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”)).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: īʹvē, IPA(key): /ˈaɪvi/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪvi

Noun

ivy (countable and uncountable, plural ivies)

  1. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
  2. Any similar plant of any genus.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • (plants in Hedera): See Hedera.

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Derived terms
Terms derived from ivy

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