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
The cemetery stopped planting English ivy and wintercreeper, two common invasive species, and began replacing it with native ground covers.
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
In 2007, the University of Washington hired the goats to address a hillside overgrown with blackberry bushes and English ivy.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
English ivy swathed the two corners of the house facing the road, mounting high upon the tall red chimneys at the ends.
From Quill's Window by McCutcheon, George Barr
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