ivy

US: /ˈaɪvi/
UK: /ˈa‍ɪvi/


English Vietnamese dictionary


ivy /'aivi/
  • danh từ
    • (thực vật học) dây thường xuân

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U, C] (plural ivies) a climbing plant, especially one with dark green shiny leaves with five points: stone walls covered in ivy
See also - POISON IVY

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

dense, thick | trailing | variegated

VERB + IVY

grow
We're going to grow a variegated ivy up the back of the house.
| plant, put in | cut back, cut down, keep down
The ivy's got very thick. It needs cutting back a bit.
| be covered in
The walls were covered in ivy.

IVY + VERB

grow
Ivy grew up the side of the house.
| climb, cling, crawl, creep, trail, twine
There was ivy clinging to the wall.

IVY + NOUN

leaves


Concise English dictionary


ivies'aɪvɪ
noun
+Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits