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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

ivy in classical times, the ivy was sacred to Bacchus (the thyrsus was sometimes wreathed with ivy). A branch or bush of ivy was the traditional sign of a vintner's shop or tavern, giving rise to the expression good wine needs no bush.

Ivy was sometimes regarded as unlucky, and is traditionally opposed to the holly at times of celebration.
Ivy League a group of long-established universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. It includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia. The term refers to the ivy traditionally growing over the walls of these establishments.

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Ivy

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Ivy ♀ From the vocabulary word denoting the plant (Old English īfig). This given name was adopted at the end of the 19th century together with a large number of other words denoting flowers and plants pressed into service as girls' names. It is currently somewhat out of fashion.

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ivy

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

ivy Woody, evergreen vine, native to Europe and Asia. Its long, climbing stems cling to upright surfaces, such as trees or walls, by aerial roots. The common English ivy (Hedera helix) is propagated by cuttings and grows outdoors in moist shady or sunny areas. Family Araliaceae.

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ivy

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

ivy OE. īfiġ, obscurely rel. to OHG. ebah and the first el. of MLG. iflōf, iwlōf, LG., Du. eilof (enlarged with the word LEAF), and OHG. ebahewi, MHG. ebehöu, ephöu, G. efeu (enlarged with the word HAY); of unkn. orig.

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ivy

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

ivy See HEDERA.

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ivy

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

ivy •navvy, savvy •ave, Garvey, Harvey, larvae, Mojave •bevvy, bevy, Chevy, heavy, levee, Levi, levy, top-heavy •envy •cavy, Davy, Devi, gravy, navy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy •bivvy, chivvy, civvy, divvy, Livy, privy, skivvy, spivvy •Sylvie • ivy • grovy •groovy, movie •covey, lovey, lovey-dovey, luvvy •anchovy • Muscovy • Pahlavi •curvy, Nervi, nervy, scurvy, topsy-turvy

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