| 单词 | poison ivy |
| 释义 | poison ivy (once / 33015 pages) n Poison ivy is a vine-like plant with clusters of three leaves, and it oozes oil that gives most people an itchy rash with blisters. Poison Ivy is also the name of a comic book villain. Stay away from both. Despite its name, poison ivy isn't a type of ivy, though it is a climbing plant that spreads quickly across the ground and climbs up trees and fences. Many animals can safely eat the leaves and berries of poison ivy, but the majority of people are severely allergic to it. If you hope to avoid poison ivy, remember the saying "Leaves of three, let it be," a reference to the plant's distinctive groups of three leaflets. WORD FAMILYpoison ivy USAGE EXAMPLESMy male envy grew after I contracted poison ivy on unmentionable parts when nature called during a hike in the woods. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) He’d never been allergic to anything — not to poison ivy, not to anything. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) Norris went to the room for poison ivy treatment. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1n climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact Syn|Hyper Rhus radicans, Toxicodendron radicans, markweed, poison mercury, poison oak poisonous plant a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism 2n dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant my poison ivy is drying up Hyper Rhus dermatitis contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron |
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