ivy vine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ivy vine
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The substance that causes the problem for people is an oily compound called urushiol, found in many cells of the poison ivy vine.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2016
Ye mourners, weave for the sleeping hair Of only two, your ivy vine.
From The Second Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets by Rittenhouse, Jessie Belle
That great vine growing up beside the door is probably an ivy vine, for we are told that the little white cottage is still standing and is completely covered with ivy.
From Stories Pictures Tell Book One by Carpenter, Flora L.
And some were stuffed birds of brilliant plumage, and mounted in most natural positions on twigs or branches, or perched upon an ivy vine which was trained along the wall.
From Marjorie's Vacation by Wells, Carolyn
He cherished an ivy vine sent him by Blackmore from Westminister Abbey.
From Literary Hearthstones of Dixie by Pickett, La Salle Corbell
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