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Ampelopsis Bot.|æmpɪˈlɒpsɪs|
[mod.L., f. Gr. ἄµπελος vine + ὄψις appearance.]
A genus of climbing plants allied to the vine; (with small initial) a plant of this genus, as one of the various species of Virginia creeper.
1807J. Donn Hort. Cantab. or Catal. of Plants (ed. 4) 49 Ampelopsis. heart-leaved. N. America. 1829Loudon Encycl. Plants 176 Ampelopsis..is commonly employed for covering old walls, for which the rapidity of its growth renders it very suitable. 1843Florist's Jrnl. 1842 III. 148 The honeysuckle, the jasmine, the ampelopsis,..may be made to contribute largely to the general appearance of a garden. 1866[see pepper-vine s.v. pepper n. 7]. 1900Echo 25 Sept. 1/3 The crimsoning leafage of ampelopsis. 1914C. Mackenzie Sinister Street iii. vii. 646 The tea⁓tray gothic of Balliol, and Trinity with its municipal ampelopsis. 1961Amateur Gardening 30 Sept. Suppl. 3/2 Most of the ampelopsis are hardy climbers related to the Virginia Creepers. |