Boston ivy

American  

noun

1. a climbing woody vine, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, of the grape family, native to eastern Asia and grown in North America as a wall covering.

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Boston ivy British  

noun

1. the US name for Virginia creeper

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Etymology

Origin of Boston ivy

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Sound Transit replies that there is no Pacific Northwest vine species which can survive this “urban application” along the roadside, though Boston ivy or Carolina creeper may work.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

Boston ivy may decorate the hallowed halls of Harvard and Yale, but kudzu marks Southerners uniquely for its own.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

Grapevines are in the family vitaceae; relatives are Boston ivy and Virginia creeper.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2017

The stucco walls in this area have been softened with a slowly spreading mantle of Boston ivy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2017

The quaint little shelter over the spring was being rapidly covered with Boston ivy.

From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret