Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - ivy
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Ivy
ivy
I. noun (plural ivies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ifig; akin to Old High German ebah ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a widely cultivated ornamental climbing or prostrate or sometimes shrubby chiefly Eurasian vine (Hedera helix) of the ginseng family with evergreen leaves, small yellowish flowers, and black berries 2. poison ~ 3. often capitalized an Ivy League college II. adjective Etymology: from the prevalence of ~-covered buildings on the campuses of older United States colleges Date: 1933 1. academic 2. Ivy League
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a climbing evergreen shrub, Hedera helix, with usu. dark-green shining five-angled leaves. 2 any of various other climbing plants including ground ivy and poison ivy. Phrases and idioms Ivy League a group of universities in the eastern US. Etymology: OE ifig ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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плющ, плющ обыкновенный (Hedera helix) – American ivy – big-leaved ivy – Boston ivy – five-leaf ivy – ground ivy – Japanese ivy – Kenilwoth ivy – poison ivy – spoonwood ivy ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. бот. плющ обыкновенный (Hedera helix) Id: I. League —- ам. старейшие университеты Новой Англии; интеллектуальная элита ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. ifig, from P.Gmc. *ibakhs, of unknown origin. Ivy League, inspired by the notion of old, ivy-coated walls, dates to the 1930s. (It consists of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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