POISON IVY


Meaning of POISON IVY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

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