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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIvy
/ˈaɪ.vi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An evergreen climbing woody plant that typically clings to surfaces by means of aerial rootlets.
"The old stone walls were covered in thick green ivy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English īfig, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ebah and Dutch eifelt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ivy" is said worldwide
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lierre
Transliteration: lierre
"Le mur est couvert de lierre."
Efeu
Transliteration: Efeu
"Der Efeu rankt an der Mauer empor."
edera
Transliteration: edera
"L'edera cresce lungo il muro."
hiedra
Transliteration: hiedra
"La hiedra trepa por la pared."
hera
Transliteration: hera
"A hera cobre o muro de pedra."
अमरबेल
Transliteration: amarbel
"दीवार पर अमरबेल छाई हुई है।"
常春藤
Transliteration: chángchūnténg
"墙上爬满了常春藤。"
담쟁이덩굴
Transliteration: damjaeng-ideong-gul
"담장에 담쟁이덩굴이 자라고 있다."
キヅタ
Transliteration: kizuta
"壁にキヅタが絡みついている。"
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