Boston ivy

n. A climbing woody vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) native to eastern Asia, having three-lobed deciduous leaves that turn red in the fall and cultivated for its ability to cover the outer walls of buildings.

Boston ivy

n (Plants) the US name for Virginia creeper²

Bos′ton i′vy

n. a climbing woody vine, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, of the grape family, native to E Asia. [1895–1900]

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Boston ivy - Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berriesJapanese ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidatavine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surfacegenus Parthenocissus, Parthenocissus - woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils

Boston ivy

Japanese ivy,

tall-climbing woody vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) from East Asia, one of the most popular of city wall coverings. Of the same genus as the Virginia creeper and sometimes called ampelopsisampelopsis
[Gr.,=looking like a vine], botanic name for woody ornamental vines of the genus Ampelopsis, but in horticulture also traditionally applied to the Virginia creeper, Boston ivy, and others of related genera of the family Vitaceae (grape family).
..... Click the link for more information. , it climbs by disk-tipped tendrils and has three-lobed, or three-parted, leaves, which develop vivid colors in the fall. Boston ivy is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rhamnales, family Vitaceae.

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Bos′ton i′vy

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Japanese ivy,

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noun Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries

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