Ivy

Pronunciation

• enPR: īʹvÄ“, IPA: /ˈaɪvi/
• Rhymes: -aɪvi

Origin

From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfig, from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ- (compare Welsh efwr ‘black elder’, Ancient Greek ἴφυον ("spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica")).

Full definition of ivy

Noun

1. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

Hypernyms

• climber
• creeper

Coordinate terms

• kudzu
• vine

Derived terms

• ivied
• Ivy League
• poison ivy