单词 | german ivy |
释义 | > as lemmasGerman ivy German ivy n. any of several yellow-flowered creeping plants of or formerly included in the genus Senecio; spec. Delairea odorata (formerly S. mikanioides), a native of South Africa with ivy-shaped leaves, which has become an invasive weed in North America and other areas. ΚΠ 1858 Ballou's Dollar Monthly Mag. Jan. 90/1 Vines, such as the German ivy, the convolvulus, and other climbers, may be grown in pots and trained up in the recess of a bay-window. 1903 Garden 24 Jan. 52/1 It is..just the thing for the roof of a warm greenhouse, and the evergreen leaves exactly mimic those of Ivy, hence it is sometimes called German Ivy: why German I cannot say. 1974 J. Brennan Parker Ranch of Hawaii (1979) ix. 141 German ivy..ravaged wide areas and caused vast damage. 2009 D. Strickman et al. Prevention Bug Bites, Stings, & Dis. 69 Some kinds of vegetation, like English or German ivy, are particularly bad because they create a thick blanket of shelter. German ivy German ivy n. Senecio mikanoides, a variety of Groundsel (Webster 1864); Yellow German ivy, S. scandens.extracted from ivyn.< as lemmas |
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