Meaning of IVY
| Pronunciation: | | 'Ivee
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| | Definition: | | [n] Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits |
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| | Synonyms: | | common ivy, English ivy, Hedera helix |
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| | See Also: | | genus Hedera, Hedera, vine | |
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| | Definition: | |  Ivy
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \I"vy\, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [=i]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({H. 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.
Direct The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton.
Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton.
{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} ({S. scandens}).
{Ground ivy}. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma}).
{Ivy bush}. (Bot.) See {Mountain laurel}, under {Mountain}.
{Ivy owl} (Zo["o]l.), 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}.
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| | Definition: | | A language with a more pleasant syntax than Perl, tcl or Lisp. It has nice features like low punctuation count, blocks indicated by indentation, and similarity to normal procedural languages. This language started out as an idea for an extension language for the editor JOE. An experimental interpreter by Joseph H Allen <[email protected]> was posted to alt.sources on 28 Sep 1993. |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing ivy in your dream means mounting joy, excellent health and increased fortune. Your close ties and relationships with those around you will bring your much security and comfort.
Seeing withered ivy in your dream indicates broken engagements and sadness. |
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