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
A: There’s a reason English ivy is on the invasive plant list.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
They were able to remove English ivy that covered most of a champion bald cypress tree.
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
Nearer at hand the solemn cruciform of the old church was steeped in shade, the high bell-tower dropping a veil of English ivy as it rose against the sky.
From The Voice of the People by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
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