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
He cherished an ivy vine sent him by Blackmore from Westminister Abbey.
From Literary Hearthstones of Dixie by Pickett, La Salle Corbell
He was a poor, slouching chap, my boy, resembling poverty's Ruin, two-thirds covered by an ivy vine of rags.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)
He was decidedly romantic in his ideas and many incidents of his life were curiously associated with the ivy vine.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
Nothing is prettier than an owl sitting on an ivy vine for one of these.
From Manners and Social Usages by Sherwood, Mrs. John M. E. W.
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