Ivy Definition
īvē
ivies
noun
ivies
A climbing vine (Hedera helix) of the ginseng family, with a woody stem and evergreen leaves, grown as ornamentation on buildings, walls, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of several other woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera of the Northern Hemisphere.
American Heritage
Any of various similar climbing plants, as ground ivy or poison ivy.
Webster's New World
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
Poison ivy.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- common ivy
- Hedera helix
- english ivy
- hedera (Latin)
- creeper
- climber
adjective
Of or characteristic of the Ivy League.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name; popular in the UK in the beginning of the 20th century.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ivy
Noun
Singular:
ivy
Plural:
iviesOrigin of Ivy
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From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfig, 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 iphyon ‘plant’).
From Wiktionary
Middle English ivi from Old English īfig
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From ivy, the name of a plant.
From Wiktionary
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