English Explanatory Dictionary

ivy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
  2. Any similar plant of any genus.
name
  1. A unisex given name from English.
  2. A female given name from English; popular in the UK in the beginning of the 20th century.
  3. A male given name from English.
  4. A diminutive of the male given name Ivan.
  5. A surname from English.
noun
  1. A university that is part of the Ivy League.

Pronunciation

īʹvē /ˈaɪvi/ En-us-ivy.ogg

Word forms

ivy ivies Ivys

Etymology

From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ibig, *ibag, *ibah, from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ- (compare Welsh efwr (“black elder”), Ancient Greek ἴφυον (íphuon, “spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica”)).

Related words

Ivey Ivie

Derived words

Algerian ivy American ivy Boston ivy Cape ivy coliseum ivy common ivy devil's ivy eastern poison ivy English ivy European ivy German ivy gout ivy grape ivy ground ivy ground-ivy Italian ivy ivied ivy arum Ivybridge Ivy City ivy geranium ivy gourd Ivy Hatch ivy-leaf ivy-leaved Ivy League ivy-leaved toadflax ivylike ivy of Uruguay ivy owl ivy tree Japanese ivy Kenilworth ivy marine ivy Mexican ivy Natal ivy Oxford ivy parlour ivy poison ivy poison-ivy purple ivy red-flame ivy sulphur of ivy Swedish ivy switch ivy wax ivy weeping ivy West Indian ivy Ive little Ivy public Ivy
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