POISON IVY


Meaning of POISON IVY in English

Function: noun

Date: 1784

1 a : a climbing plant ( Toxicodendron radicans syn. Rhus radicans ) of the cashew family that is especially common in the eastern and central U.S., that has ternate leaves, greenish flowers, and white berries, and that produces an acutely irritating oil causing a usually intensely itching skin rash b : any of several plants closely related to poison ivy

2 : a skin rash caused by poison ivy

poison ivy

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