HyperDic: american_ivy

English > 1 sense of the expression American ivy:
NOUNplantAmerican ivy, Virginia creeper, woodbine, Parthenocissus quinquefoliacommon North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
English > American ivy: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningCommon North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit.
SynonymsVirginia creeper, woodbine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Member ofParthenocissus, genus Parthenocissuswoody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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