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Boston ivy Moderate

Boston ivy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries

2

A perennial vine related to the grapevine, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, which, like true ivy (Hedera helix), is planted next to masonry buildings to grow on the walls. In spite of the name, Boston ivy is native to Japan, Korea and China.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
vine
Rhyming Words
ivy tivy livy divy bivy privy chivy tantivy lower ivy poison ivy german ivy little ivy ground ivy public ivy devil's ivy western poison ivy eastern poison ivy
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