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BOSTON IVY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Boston ivy mean?
• BOSTON IVY (noun)
The noun BOSTON IVY has 1 sense:
1. Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
Familiarity information: BOSTON IVY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Boston ivy; Japanese ivy; Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Hypernyms ("Boston ivy" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Boston ivy" is a member of...):
genus Parthenocissus; Parthenocissus (woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils)
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