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a climbing plant, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of the grape family, native to North America, having palmate leaves, usually with five leaflets, and bluish-black berries. Also called American ivy, ivy vine.[1660-70, Amer.]
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▪ plantalso called woodbine , or American ivy (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)woody vine, in the grape family (Vitaceae), that climbs by means of disk-tipped tendrils. It is commonly found in eastern North America and is often grown as a covering vine for walls, fences, and trunks of large trees. Its fall colour ranges from yellow to red-purple. Several cultivated varieties, with smaller leaves and shorter tendrils, have been developed to provide denser coverage. A related woody vine, Boston ivy, is similarly used.* * *
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Virginia creeper — ☆ Virginia creeper n. WOODBINE (sense 2) … English World dictionary
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Virginia creeper — noun Date: 1704 a common North American tendril climbing vine (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) of the grape family with palmately compound leaves and bluish black berries called also woodbine … New Collegiate Dictionary
virginia creeper — vir|gin|i|a creep|er [və:ˌdʒıniə ˈkri:pə US və:rˌdʒıniə ˈkri:pər] n [U and C] a garden plant that grows up walls and has large leaves that turn deep red in autumn … Dictionary of contemporary English
Virginia creeper — Vir|gin|ia creep|er [ və dʒınjə ,kripər ] noun count or uncount a plant that grows upward by fixing itself to walls or trees. It has leaves that turn red in the fall … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
