English ivy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of English ivy
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Five easy-to-grow plants recommended by RHS include the Madagascar dragon tree, English ivy, rubber plant, Boston fern and Sansevieria trifasciata.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
And there were many others: English ivy, wintercreeper, Callery pear.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
Here grow maple, oak, hickory, cottonwood, sycamore, river birch, hackberry, fronds bowed under climbing English ivy, with winter creeper spreading underfoot.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
English ivy is an invasive ground cover and as it climbs trees, it severely stresses them.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
On the strength of this notion, she has already ordered a big lot of all sorts of herbs and creeping things, from grape-vines and English ivy to sweet-peas and passion-flowers.
From Homes and How to Make Them by Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence)
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