What does IVY mean?

Definitions for IVY
ˈaɪ viivy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ivy, common ivy, English ivy, Hedera helixnoun

    Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

Wiktionary

  1. ivynoun

    Any of several woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

  2. Ivynoun

    ; popular in the UK in the beginning of the 20th century.

  3. Etymology: From ivy, the name of a plant.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ivynoun

    hedera, Latin. A plant.

    Etymology: ifig , Saxon;

    The characters are: it is a parasitick plant, sending forth roots or fibres from its branches, by which it is fastened to either trees, walls, or plants which are near it, and from thence receives a great share of its nourishment: the leaves are angular; the flowers, for the most part, consist of six leaves, and are succeeded by round black berries, which grow in round bunches, each of which, for the most part, contains four seeds. Philip Miller.

    A gown made of the finest wool;
    A belt of straw, and ivy buds,
    With coral clasps and amber studs;
    And if these pleasures may thee move,
    Come live with me and be my love. Walter Raleigh.

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    The clasping ivy where to climb. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

Wikipedia

  1. Ivy

    Ivy is a song by American R&B singer Frank Ocean, released as a part of his 2016 studio album Blonde. The minimalistic guitar-driven song embodies indie rock, avant-R&B and guitar pop, with its nostalgic lyrics exploring memories of a lost love. Ocean wrote the song with frequent collaborator Malay Ho, and produced it with Om'Mas Keith and former Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, the latter of whom also arranged the track. Guitars on the track are performed by a musician credited as Fish. The track appeared on multiple year-end lists. with some critics describing it as amongst Ocean's best work, and charted at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, despite not being released as a single.

ChatGPT

  1. ivy

    Ivy refers to a group of typically evergreen plants, known for their climbing or trailing habits, from the botanical genus Hedera. These plants are characterized by their leaves, which are often lobed or heart-shaped, and feature small, tubular flowers and small, berry-like fruits. They are commonly used in landscaping for their ability to cover walls, fences, or ground. Some examples include English Ivy or Boston Ivy. Ivy is also often associated with academic or intellectual achievement, as in the term "Ivy League" for a group of prestigious American universities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ivynoun

    a plant of the genus Hedera (H. 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

  2. Etymology: [AS. fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.]

Wikidata

  1. Ivy

    Ivy, plural ivies, is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ivy

    ī′vi, n. a creeping evergreen plant on trees and walls.—adjs. I′vied, I′vyed, I′vy-man′tled, overgrown or mantled with ivy.—n. I′vy-bush, a plant of ivy formerly hung over tavern-doors, the ivy being sacred to Bacchus. [A.S. ifig; Old High Ger. ebah; prob. conn. with L. apium, parsley.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. IVY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ivy is ranked #2667 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ivy surname appeared 13,524 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Ivy.

    55.3% or 7,481 total occurrences were White.
    38.5% or 5,209 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 385 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.2% or 303 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.5% or 78 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 68 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of IVY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of IVY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of IVY in a Sentence

  1. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz:

    I didn’t go to an Ivy League school. I didn’t go to business school, i was one of those kids. I could have today been one of those kids.

  2. Kat Cammack:

    While I am very impressed with people who … have an Ivy League degree, I'm looking for someone who has a Vo-Tech degree, i want firefighters, police officers, veterans … moms who have raised their kids and supported a family.

  3. Ivy League:

    The Ivy League reaffirms its unwavering commitment to providing an inclusive environment for all student-athletes while condemning transphobia and discrimination in any form.

  4. Kenny Alexander:

    What happened was breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty, to see that students had gone on to university and some of the Ivy League schools was just very impressive. That’s what we witnessed there.

  5. Godfather, The:

    Sonny Hey, whataya gonna do, nice college boy, eh Didn't want to get mixed up in the Family business, huh Now you wanna gun down a police captain. Why Because he slapped ya in the face a little bit Hah What do you think this is the Army, where you shoot 'em a mile away You've gotta get up close like this and bada-bing. you blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit.

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