JAPANESE IVY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries

Synonyms:

Boston ivy; Japanese ivy; Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)