noun
Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
• Syn: ↑Boston ivy, ↑Parthenocissus tricuspidata
• Hypernyms: ↑vine
• Member Holonyms: ↑Parthenocissus, ↑genus Parthenocissus
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nounUsage: usually capitalized J
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Japanese ivy,
a fast-growing woody vine much used to ornament walls; Boston ivy. Japanese ivy and Virginia creeper belong to a genus of the grape family.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.