poison ivy

/'pɔizn'aivi/
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poison ivy

A child carefully avoids touching a patch of poison ivy while walking on a forest trail.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A climbing plant: A common plant in eastern and central United States with leaves in groups of three, greenish flowers, and white berries. It produces an irritating oil.
    • A skin condition: The dermatitis or rash resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant.
Usage and Examples
  • Noun (Plant):
  • Noun (Rash):
Advanced Usage
  • "to get poison ivy": To contract the rash from contact with the plant.
  • "a poison ivy rash": A specific description of the skin condition.
Variants and Related Words
  • Poison oak (n): A similar plant, also causing contact dermatitis, typically with leaves that resemble oak leaves.
  • Poison sumac (n): A shrub or small tree that also causes severe skin irritation.
  • Urushiol (n): The oily resin found in poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac that causes the allergic rash.
Synonyms
  • Toxicodendron radicans (n): The scientific name for the poison ivy plant.
  • Contact dermatitis (n): The general medical term for the type of skin rash caused by poison ivy.
Related Phrases
  • "Leaves of three, let it be": A common warning phrase to help identify and avoid poison ivy, which characteristically has leaves growing in groups of three.
poison ivy

A child carefully avoids touching a patch of poison ivy while walking on a forest trail.

Noun
  1. climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
  2. dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant
    • my poison ivy is drying up

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