hedera
/ (ˈhɛdərə) /
noun
See ivy (def. 1)
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Word Origin for hedera
Latin: ivy
Words nearby hedera
hecuba, hedda gabler, heddle, hedenbergite, heder, hedera, hedge, hedge apple, hedge fund, hedge garlic, hedge hyssop
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Example sentences from the Web for hedera
No higher praise could be given to a beauty than that she was "Hedera formosior alba."
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson EllacombeHedera, hed′er-a, n. a genus of climbing plants, best represented by the common ivy.