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ivy

49 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) ivy (noun)
  2. 2) ivy (adjective)
  3. ivy-arum (noun)
  4. ivy bindweed (noun)
  5. ivy family (noun)
  6. ivy geranium (noun)
  7. ivy gourd (noun)
  8. ivy green (noun)
  9. Ivy League (adjective)
  10. Ivy Leaguer (noun)
  11. ivy-leaved speedwell (noun)
  12. ivy-leaved toadflax (noun)
  13. ivy owl (noun)
  14. ivy scale (noun)
  15. ivy-tod (noun)
  16. ivy tree (noun)
  17. ivy vine (noun)
  18. Algerian ivy (noun)
  19. American ivy (noun)
  20. Baltic ivy (noun)
  21. Boston ivy (noun)
  22. Canary ivy (noun)
  23. Cape ivy (noun)
  24. coliseum ivy (noun)
  25. devil ivy (noun)
  26. devil's ivy (noun)
  27. Engelmann ivy (noun)
  28. English ivy (noun)
  29. five-leaved ivy (noun)
  30. German ivy (noun)

1ivy

noun \ˈī-vē\
plural ivies

Definition of IVY

1
: a widely cultivated ornamental climbing or prostrate or sometimes shrubby chiefly Eurasian vine (Hedera helix) of the ginseng family with evergreen leaves, small yellowish flowers, and black berries
2
: poison ivy
3
often capitalized : an Ivy League college
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Origin of IVY

Middle English, from Old English īfig; akin to Old High German ebah ivy
First Known Use: before 12th century

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