ivy
/ˈaɪvɪ/noun
mass noun
1- a woody evergreen Eurasian climbing plant, typically having shiny, dark green five-pointed leaves常春藤。
1.1
- Genus Hedera, family Araliaceae: several species, in particular the common H. helix, which is often seen climbing on tree trunks and walls常春藤属, 五加科, 数种, 尤指普通的洋常春藤, 拉丁名H. helix, 经常攀缘在树干以及墙壁上。
1.2
- used in names of similar climbing plants, e.g. poison ivy, Boston ivy［用于类似的攀缘植物的名称中, 如：poison ivy, Boston ivy］。
词源
Old English īfig, of Germanic origin; related to the first elements of Dutch eiloof and German Efeu.