AMERICAN IVY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit

Synonyms:

American ivy; Parthenocissus quinquefolia; Virginia creeper; woodbine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

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

genus Parthenocissus; Parthenocissus (woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils)

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