noun
definition
Any of several woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
definition
Any similar plant of any genus.
Examples of ivy in a Sentence
I didn't even see any poison ivy today.
I think I've got poison ivy.
That's not poison ivy.
In that case either very little secondary tissue is formed, as in the gourds, some Ranunculaceae, &c., or a considerable amount may be produced (clematis, barberry, ivy).
Often, when the weather is fine, we drive from four to six, or go to see her aunt at Ivy Green or her cousins in the town.
There were oaks, beeches (scarcely distinguishable from existing species), birches, planes and willows (one closely related to the living Salix candida), laurels, represented by Sassafras and Cinnamomum, magnolias and tulip trees (Liriodendron), myrtles, Liquidambar, Diospyros and ivy.
The former story has been connected with the sailors' custom of hanging vine leaves, ivy and bunches of grapes round the masts of vessels in honour of vintage festivals.
Again, there may be a raceme of capitula, that is, a group of capitula disposed in a racemose manner, as in Petasites, a raceme of umbels, as in ivy, and so on, all the forms of inflorescence being indefinite in disposition.
The most abundant species of this forest were the oaks and chestnuts, of which a dozen have been collected; laurels, Viburnum, ivy, several Aralias, Dewalquea, a Thuja and several Ferns may be added.
An Ivy League professor detailed the workings of the brain while another discussed time, with both concluding it was absolutely impossible.
Favored summer nectar sources include hemp agrimony, bramble, marjoram and ivy blossom.
Sensitive patients challenged with an extract of poison ivy orally developed degranulation of circulating basophils within an hour (Shelley & Resnik 1965 ).
The ivy blossom did not really open fully until October.
We continued on through the observatory to the cemetery (with a spectacular rainbow) to see the ivy broomrape.
Ivy looks more cheery with colorful clematis growing in it.
Ivy is our only native woody evergreen climber and it makes a wonderful contribution both to the beauty of our woodlands and its ecology.
In large towns, that can mean creating rooftop spaces or growing ivy and other creepers over concrete walls.
The tower currently stands derelict covered in a thick layer of ivy in the garden of a private house.
It has a hand carved frieze with flowing ivy leaf design on drop shoulder block.
To this a light metal grillage is fixed, over which ivy will grow.
Popular food plants include holly, ivy, cabbage, nasturtium, honesty, long grasses, cuckoo flower, blackthorn.
My team of rats came rattling back With fifty bright guineas and an empty sack And a bunch of green holly and ivy.
Finally a trailing ivy will set off the container.
Hanging baskets, potted plants, climbing ivy, even a couple of real trees standing proudly in the corner.
Does anyone know the best way to kill the ivy off?
In a formal garden you can also grow ivy into a cubic shape.
A variegated ivy would look good all year round.
And planting for cover There's plain old ivy around much of the pond.
Some climbing plants when not supported become trailing plants (English ivy ).
Although the common ivy Hedera helix appears the most frequent, a variety of cultivars and other species are available for horticultural use.
This is even worse than the poison ivy you once had under a cast.
We need help to keep the ground ivy down in the spring.
There is a variety of grills and roasts ranging from The Ivy hamburger to roast poulet des landes with truffle jus and dauphin potatoes.
The best flower is Ground Ivy (pictured - the crushed leaves smell minty ).
The Prince unveiled a plaque to mark the opening of the garden center by trimming an ivy plant with a pair of gardening shears.
The church is a small edifice partly overgrown with ivy.
She is the former provost of Yale, part of the US Ivy League market-based system.
The remnants of architecture achieve a melancholy reverie as ivy creeps up a lonely column.
Pernicious weeds - these include morning glory, sheep sorrel, ivy and several types of grasses.
H. helix Ceridwen Extremely pretty ivy with small to medium leaves with irregular bright yellow variegation which will climb or trail.
Of the great amount of Roman sculpture the best single piece is a head of Dionysus under the influence of wine, crowned with a wreath of ivy, his right hand thrown carelessly over his head.
Her father had been driving along a solitary glen that wound and climbed up the purple Highland hills like a tendril of ivy.
There is a myriad of pretentious students at this Ivy League school.
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Some hostesses choose flowers that coordinate with the baby shower centerpieces, adding baby's breath, ivy, or simple greenery as needed.
After eight years of shopping, attending an Ivy League school to become an Epidemiologist and working as a budding politician, she was completely broke.
Watch out for poison ivy and other poisonous plants that may grow among berry plants.
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The island is accessible by ferry from Alexandria Bay or from Rockport and Ivy Lea, Ontario Canada.
Thread streams of lights through house plants or place a strand inside a large crystal bowl along with snow tipped pine, ivy or holly, add cranberries and silk magnolia blossoms for a touch of Southern charm.