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Boston ivy

Definition:

an Asiatic vine with 3-lobed leaves and purple berries

Class:

plant noun (plants and fungi)

Plural:

Boston ivies

Original source:

WordNet

Synonyms:

Japanese ivy | P. tricuspidata [abbreviation, species] | Parthenocissus tricuspidata [species]

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Wikipedia:

Parthenocissus tricuspidata | Japanese creeper | Boston ivy | Grape ivy | Japanese ivy | woodbine

Summary:

a flowering plant in the grape family native to eastern Asia in Japan, Korea, and northern and eastern China. Though unrelated to true ivy, it's commonly known Japanese creeper, Boston ivy, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, and woodbine. It's a deciduous ...  (40 of 419 words, 1 image)

Britannica:

Boston ivy | Japanese ivy [species Parthenocissus, or Ampelopsis, tricuspidata]

Summary:

clinging woody vine of the grape family. Native to eastern Asia, the plant has been introduced to other regions, particularly as a climbing ornamental ...  (24 of 96 words)

Columbia:

Boston ivy | Japanese ivy | Parthenocissus tricuspidata [species]

Summary:

tall-climbing woody vine from East Asia, one of the most popular of city wall coverings. Of the same genus as the Virginia creeper and sometimes ...  (25 of 67 words)

Encarta:

Boston ivy | Boston ivies [plural] | Parthenocissus tricuspidata [species]

Summary:

a cultivated climbing plant with leaves consisting of three black lobes that turn red in the fall. Latin name Parthenocissus tricuspidata.  (21 of 37 words)

Random House:

Boston ivy | Japanese ivy | Parthenocissus tricuspidata [species]

Summary:

a climbing woody vine of the grape family, native to eastern Asia and grown in North America as a wall covering.  (21 of 29 words)

Merriam-Webster:

Boston ivy | Parthenocissus tricuspidata [species]

Summary:

a woody Asian vine of the grape family typically having 3-lobed leaves  (12 of 23 words)

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