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JAPANESE IVY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
Synonyms:
Boston ivy; Japanese ivy; Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Japanese ivy" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Japanese ivy" is a member of...):
genus Parthenocissus; Parthenocissus (woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils)