ivy

/'aivi/

Thân thiện

Ivy climbs the old stone wall of the garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A climbing plant: "Ivy" refers to a type of woody, evergreen climbing vine, often with lobed or palmate leaves, that grows on walls, trees, and other surfaces.
   • A specific plant genus: In botany, "ivy" commonly denotes plants of the genus Hedera, especially English ivy (Hedera helix).

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The old brick wall was covered in thick ivy.
  • English ivy is a popular but sometimes invasive ornamental plant.

Advanced Usage

• "Poison ivy": A North American plant (Toxicodendron radicans) that causes a skin rash upon contact. It is a different species from common ivy.

  • Be careful not to touch poison ivy while hiking.

• "Ivy League": A group of prestigious, long-established universities in the northeastern United States. The term metaphorically references the ivy plants that traditionally grow on their old campus buildings.

  • She was accepted to several Ivy League schools.

Variants and Related Words

• Ivy-covered (adj): Describing something overgrown or adorned with ivy.

  • They lived in an ivy-covered cottage.

• Ivy-leaved (adj): Having leaves shaped like those of an ivy plant.

  • The ivy-leaved toadflax is a small flowering plant.

Synonyms

• Creeper: A plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces.
• Vine: A plant with a long, thin stem that grows along the ground or climbs.

Related Phrases

• To be covered in ivy: To have ivy growing over a surface.
  • The garden statue was slowly being covered in ivy.

Related Idioms

• "Ivy halls" or "Ivy-covered halls": A poetic or metaphorical term for universities or colleges, especially old and prestigious ones, evoking their traditional architecture.
  • He spent his career within the ivy halls of academia.

Học thuật

Noun

1. Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

Từ đồng nghĩa

• common ivy
• English ivy
• Hedera helix