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Virginia creeper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A climbing plant (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: American ivy, five-leaved ivy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: American ivy, woodbine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vine

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: heura de Virgínia — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五葉地錦 /五叶地锦 (wǔyèdìjǐn) — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Finnish: imukärhivilliviini — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • French: vigne vierge — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • French: vigne vierge à cinq folioles — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • German: Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Irish: athair Virginia — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Italian: vite vergine — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Manx: aaer Virjeeney — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Navajo: láʼashdlaʼ — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Romanian: viță de Canada — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Romanian: viță sălbatică — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Swedish: klättervildvin — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Ukrainian: дикий виноград п'ятилистий (dykyj vynohrad pʺjatylystyj) — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
  • Welsh: dringwr fflamgoch — Parthenocissus quinquefolia