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JAPANESE IVY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese ivy mean? 

JAPANESE IVY (noun)
  The noun JAPANESE IVY has 1 sense:

1. Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berriesplay

  Familiarity information: JAPANESE IVY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JAPANESE IVY (noun)


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 ("Japanese ivy" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("Japanese ivy" is a member of...):

genus Parthenocissus; Parthenocissus (woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils)


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