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   ivy

   /ˈʌɪvi/

   noun

   • 1. a woody evergreen Eurasian climbing plant, typically having shiny, dark green five-pointed leaves.
   • ▪ used in names of climbing plants similar to ivy, e.g. poison ivy, Boston ivy.
   • 2. an Ivy League university: US "many of the Ivies had been founded for the purpose of training students as ministers"
   • ▪ a prestigious college or university of a specified region or type: "Duke is considered one of the 'Southern Ivies'"

   Word Origin Old Englishīfig, of Germanic origin; related to the first elements of Dutch eiloof and German Efeu.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • Y

     4

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