CISSUS

Meaning of CISSUS in English

/sis"euhs/ , n.

any of numerous tropical and subtropical vines of the genus Cissus, including the grape ivy and the kangaroo vine.

[ kissós ivy ]

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CISSUS — ˈsisəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kissos ivy 1. capitalized : a large genus of widely distributed chiefly tropical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CISSUS — genus of about 350 species of tropical and subtropical, chiefly woody vines of the grape family (Vitaceae). The leaves are …
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CISSUS — cissus BrE AmE ˈsɪs əs
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VITACEAE — vīˈtāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Vitis, type genus + -aceae : a family of woody or …
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TREEBINE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) : any of various cultivated vines of the genus Cissus
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SORREL VINE — noun : a fleshy tropical American vine ( Cissus trifoliata ) with acid compound leaves
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RAFFLESIA — rəˈflēzh(ē)ə, raˈ-, -zēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Sir Stamford Raffles died 1826 English colonial administrator + New Latin -ia …
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POSSUM GRAPE — noun 1. a. : chicken grape b. : a wild grape ( Vitis baileyana ) of the southeastern United States …
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PARTHENOCISSUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsisəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from parthen- + Cissus : a genus of Asiatic and No. American woody …
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MARINE IVY — noun : either of two vines of the southern U.S.: a. : a simple-leaved woody vine ( Ampelopsis cordata ) …
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KANGAROO VINE — noun or kangaroo grape : an Australian woody vine ( Cissus antarctica ) sometimes used as a houseplant
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GRAPE IVY — noun : an evergreen tendril-climbing vine ( Cissus rhombifolia ) that is native to northern So. America, has trifoliate leaves …
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CAPE GRAPE — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cape Cod, Mass., where it was developed : a tuberous-rooted grapelike vine ( …
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MARINE IVY — a vine, Cissus incisa, of the grape family, native to the southern U.S., having three leaflets or three-lobed leaves and …
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KANGAROO VINE — an Australian vine, Cissus antarctica, of the grape family, having shiny, leathery leaves.
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GRAPE IVY — a hairy vine, Cissus rhombifolia, native to tropical America, having glossy trifoliate leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
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KANGAROO VINE — ■ noun an Australian evergreen vine, grown as a house plant. [ Cissus antarctica .]
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GRAPE IVY — ■ noun an evergreen climbing vine, grown as a house plant. [ Cissus rhombifolia and other species.]
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VITACEAE — the grape family of flowering plants, in the buckthorn order (Rhamnales), comprising 12 genera of woody plants, most of them …
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KANGAROO — n. a plant-eating marsupial of the genus Macropus, native to Australia and New Guinea, with a long tail and strongly …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KANGAROO — n. a plant-eating marsupial of the genus Macropus, native to Australia and New Guinea, with a long tail and strongly …
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KANGAROO — n. a plant-eating marsupial of the genus Macropus, native to Australia and New Guinea, with a long tail and strongly …
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