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poison ivy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌpoison ˈivy noun [uncountable]  HBPa North American plant that has an oily substance on its leaves that makes your skin hurt and itch if you touch it 毒常春藤,气根毒藤〔北美的一种植物,皮肤与之接触会感到痛痒〕
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poison ivyThe back of his knee itched from poison ivy.A thin waxy slip of poison ivy was entwined around one of the legs.Garnish with a fruit and a sprig of poison ivy.Even then you'd be a weed or poison ivy.What is the poison ivy that so jealously guards our dark fortress?
ˌpoison ˈivy nounChineseSyllable
Corpus an North a has that oily plant American


poison ivy
ˌpoison ˈivy noun [uncountable]
a North American plant that has an oily substance on its leaves that makes your skin hurt and itch if you touch it


poison ivyBrE /ˌpɔɪzn ˈaɪvi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɔɪzn ˈaɪvi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a N American climbing plant that causes painful spots on the skin when you touch it 毒常春藤,气根毒藤(原产于北美,接触后会引起皮炎)