Virginia creeper

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noun

a climbing plant, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of the grape family, native to North America, having palmate leaves, usually with five leaflets, and bluish-black berries.

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Also called American ivy, ivy vine.

Origin of Virginia creeper

An Americanism dating back to 1660–70

Words nearby Virginia creeper

Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, Virginia Beach, Virginia City, Virginia cowslip, Virginia creeper, Virginia deer, Virginia dynasty, Virginia fence, Virginia ham, virginiamycin

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How to use Virginia creeper in a sentence

Even though clerks in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and other states have been doing exactly that.
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The former Virginia governor was once the golden boy of the GOP.
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I was a part of this tour, debating Meyer in Richmond, Virginia in April.
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Further, in the Super Tuesday states of Florida, Texas, and Virginia, Paul is operating at a decided disadvantage.
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He was long a correspondent of the National Intelligencer and other papers, residing in Virginia.
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Then follows an account of the life of the Jesuit prisoners, in Virginia and England.
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The pipe has a modern look and is altogether unlike those found by the English in use among the Indians in Virginia.
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In 1622 a monopoly of the importation of tobacco was granted to the Virginia and Somers Island, companies.
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Virginia leaf still continues to flourish, and to-day it is the great agricultural product of the State.
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British Dictionary definitions for Virginia creeper

Virginia creeper

noun

Also called (US): American ivy, woodbine a vitaceous woody vine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips, bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn: widely planted for ornament

Also called: Japanese ivy a similar related plant, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, of SE Asia, having trilobed leaves and purple berriesUS name: Boston ivy

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