different between ivy vs hederagenin

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

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Further reading

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

English

Etymology

From Hedera, the genus of ivy; originally named hederic acid by the German professor L. Posselt, who was the first to extract the substance from ivy seeds and published his findings in 1849.

Noun

hederagenin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A triterpenoid originally extracted from Hedera helix, the common ivy.

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