Library / English Dictionary

    PARTHENOCISSUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrilsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Parthenocissus; Parthenocissus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Parthenocissus" is a kind of...):

    dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

    Meronyms (members of "Parthenocissus"):

    Boston ivy; Japanese ivy; Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries)

    American ivy; Parthenocissus quinquefolia; Virginia creeper; woodbine (common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit)

    Holonyms ("Parthenocissus" is a member of...):

    family Vitaceae; grapevine family; Vitaceae; Vitidaceae (a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales)

    Credits


    © 1991-2023 The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
    Contact