Definition of ivy

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Ivy (n.) A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers..

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Chivy :: Chivy (v. t.) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch..
Haustorium :: Haustorium (n.) One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy.
Crampon :: Crampon (n.) An a/rial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy..
Radicant :: Radicant (a.) Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet creeper and the ivy..
Cat''s-foot :: Cat's-foot (n.) A plant (Nepeta Glechoma) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy.
Tantivy :: Tantivy (adv.) Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to ride tantivy..
Hederose :: Hederose (a.) Pertaining to, or of, ivy; full of ivy..
Tivy :: Tivy (adv.) With great speed; -- a huntsman's word or sound.
Hederiferous :: Hederiferous (a.) Producing ivy; ivy-bearing.
Starched :: Star-chamber (n.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641..
Gong :: Gong (n.) A privy or jakes.
Bush :: Bush (n.) A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself..
Private :: Private (a.) Having secret or private knowledge; privy.
Necessary :: Necessary (n.) A privy; a water-closet.
Ivy-mantled :: Ivy-mantled (a.) Covered with ivy.
Tantivy :: Tantivy (n.) A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush..
Nepeta :: Nepeta (n.) A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy..
Jakes :: Jakes (n.) A privy.
Latrine :: Latrine (n.) A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc..
Wardrobe :: Wardrobe (v. t.) A privy.
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