ampelopsis

American

[am-puh-lop-sis] / ˌæm pəˈlɒp sɪs /

noun

any climbing, woody vine or shrub belonging to the genus Ampelopsis, of the grape family, having small greenish flowers and inedible berries.

ampelopsis British

/ ˌæmpɪˈlɒpsɪs /

noun

any woody vine of the vitaceous genus Ampelopsis, of tropical and subtropical Asia and America

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Etymology

Origin of ampelopsis

1803; < New Latin < Greek ámpel ( os ) grapevine + ópsis -opsis

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