单词 | virginia creeper |
释义 | > as lemmasVirginia creeper Virginia creeper n. Ampelopsis hederacea and quinquefolia, common climbing plants of the family Vitaceæ. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > North American woodbine1624 Virginia vine1629 staff-tree1633 Virginia creeper?1703 climbing vine1760 mayflower1778 pepper vine1783 arbutus1785 trailing arbutus1785 pipe vine1803 Ampelopsis1805 ground-laurel1814 waxwork1818 ivory plum1828 fever twig1830 yerba buena1847 mountain pink1850 New England mayflower1855 creeping snowberry1856 Virginian creeper1856 May blossom1871 sand verbena1880 staff-vine1884 ?1703 J. Petiver Gazophylacii II. 22 This adheres to Trees by its hoary fibres, as our Virginia Creeper does to Walls by its tendrels. 1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 153 Train and nail climbers—to walls, &c. as virgin's bower, passion flower, Virginia creeper, &c. 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §452 The species of Ampelopsis known as ‘Virginia Creepers’ exhibit some interesting phænomena. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 4 The Virginia creeper on the cathedral wall has showered half its deep-red leaves down on the pavement. < as lemmas |
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