[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ivy \i"vy\, n.; pl. ivies. as. imacfig; akin to ohg. ebawi,
   ebah, g. epheu. bot.
   a plant of the genus hedera hedera helix, common in
   europe. its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and
   mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the
   berries black or yellow. the stem clings to walls and trees
   by rootlike fibers.
   1913 webster

         direct
         the clasping ivy where to climb.         --milton.
   1913 webster

         ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere.   --milton.
   1913 webster

   american ivy. bot. see virginia creeper.

   english ivy bot., a popular name in america for the ivy
      proper hedera helix.

   german ivy bot., a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
      stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
      senecio senecio scandens.

   ground ivy. bot. gill nepeta glechoma.

   ivy bush. bot. see mountain laurel, under mountain.
      

   ivy owl zool., the barn owl.

   ivy tod bot., the ivy plant. --tennyson.

   japanese ivy bot., a climbing plant ampelopsis
      tricuspidata, closely related to the virginia creeper.
      

   poison ivy bot., an american woody creeper rhus
      toxicodendron, with trifoliate leaves, and
      greenish-white berries. it is exceedingly poisonous to the
      touch for most persons.

   to pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one
      can. obs. --chaucer.

   west indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus
      marcgravia.
      1913 webster
see also:
ivies hedera hedera helix american ivy virginia creeper english ivy 
german ivy senecio senecio scandens ground ivy nepeta glechoma 
ivy bush mountain laurel mountain ivy owl ivy tod 
japanese ivy ampelopsis tricuspidata poison ivy rhus toxicodendron to pipe in an ivy leaf 
west indian ivy marcgravia 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

german ivy
     n : south african succulent evergreen twining climber with
         yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its
         foliage; sometimes placed in genus senecio syn: delairea
         odorata, senecio milkanioides
see also:
delairea odorata senecio milkanioides 

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