'Ivies' definitions:
Definition of 'Ivies'
From: GCIDE
- Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. Ivies. [AS. [imac]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hedera (Hedera helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers. [1913 Webster]
- Direct The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper.
- English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy proper (Hedera helix).
- German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of Senecio (Senecio scandens).
- Ground ivy. (Bot.) Gill (Nepeta Glechoma).
- Ivy bush. (Bot.) See Mountain laurel, under Mountain.
- Ivy owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
- Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
- Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
- Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons.
- To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
- West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus Marcgravia. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Ivies'
- Ivied,
- Ivy,
- American ivy,
- English ivy,
- German ivy,
- Ground ivy,
- Ivy bush,
- Ivy owl,
- Ivy tod,
- Japanese ivy,
- Mexican ivy,
- Mount Ivy,
- Poison ivy,
- boston ivy,
- common ivy,
- ivy arum,
- ivy family,
- ivy geranium,
- ivy league,
- ivy leaguer,
- Ivy-mantled,
- Mount Ivy, NY,
- To pipe in an ivy leaf,
- West Indian ivy,
- ivy-covered,
- switch-ivy,
- ivy-leaved geranium