ivy vine

noun

1. Virginia creeper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ivy vine¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The substance that causes the problem for people is an oily compound called urushiol, found in many cells of the poison ivy vine.

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Mr. Davidson is 6-foot-3 and built like an ivy vine, slender and bendy.

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The only thing that did well was a poison ivy vine – thick around as my wrist – which slowly tried to pull down the fence that separated my yard from the construction site next door.

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There is something immensely satisfying about getting an ivy vine and pulling it out by the roots.

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Clearly, that seemed to be the case for a teenager at a mall recently, with his lips ardently attached to, of all things, the knee of his girlfriend; or for the man on a busy corner an hour later, passionately kissing a woman while wrapping his leg around her like an ivy vine.

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