English ivy
noun
Origin of English ivy
1An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Words Nearby English ivy
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How to use English ivy in a sentence
If the house be of stone, and the climate not too severe, nothing is more beautiful than the English ivy.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyThe arial roots of the English ivy answer another purpose than that of giving nourishment to the plant.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf | Jane H. NewellGive them also some fleshy root to describe, as a carrot, or a radish; and a spray of English ivy, as an example of arial roots.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf | Jane H. NewellThe rain rolled dully down the clouded window-panes and spattered off the English-ivy leaves below the sill.
The Happy Venture | Edith Ballinger PriceWill some one please tell me if English ivy can be started from slips?
The Mayflower, January, 1905 | Various
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