'To pipe in an ivy leaf' definitions:

Definition of 'To pipe in an ivy leaf'

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  • 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]