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ivy

English

Etymology

From Middle English ivi, from Old English ?fi?, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h?)eb?- (compare Welsh efwr (black elder), Ancient Greek ????? (íphuon, spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica)).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ??v?, IPA(key): /?a?vi/
  • Rhymes: -a?vi

Noun

ivy (countable and uncountable, plural ivies)

  1. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
  2. Any similar plant of any genus.

Hypernyms

  • climber, creeper, liana

Hyponyms

  • (plants in Hedera): See Hedera.

Coordinate terms

  • kudzu
  • vine

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • ivy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Hedera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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bivy

English

Etymology

bivouac +? -y

Noun

bivy (plural bivies)

  1. (informal) A bivouac sack.
  2. (informal) Alternative form of bivvy (a bivouac)

Verb

bivy (third-person singular simple present bivies, present participle bivying, simple past and past participle bivied)

  1. (informal) To camp in a bivouac.

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