Definition of Parthenocissus quinquefolia

1. Noun. Common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit.

Exact synonyms: American Ivy, Virginia Creeper, Woodbine
Generic synonyms: Vine
Group relationships: Genus Parthenocissus, Parthenocissus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parthenocissus Quinquefolia

Parsi
Parsiism
Parsis
Parsism
Parsonage-Turner syndrome
Parsons
Parsons table
Parsonsian
Partav
Parthenic
Parthenium
Parthenium argentatum
Parthenium hysterophorus
Parthenium integrifolium
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (current term)
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Parthenon
Parthenope
Parthenos
Parthia
Parthian
Parthians
Parti Quebecois
Particular Baptist
Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan
Party of Democratic Kampuchea
Party of God
Party of No
Parula

Literary usage of Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"Besides the following, another occurs in Texas. 1. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) ... Parthenocissus quinquefolia laciniata ..."

2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"borea (Cissus bipinnata], the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), the poison ivy (Rims radicans] and the wild muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia). ..."

3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1907)
"In Iowa it does not appear to be as destructive on the grape as it is on the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). ..."

4. Landscape Gardening as Applied to Home Decoration by Samuel Taylor Maynard (1915)
"145 shows a vine-covered cottage in June, covered with roses, Actinidia arguta and Parthenocissus quinquefolia, with a group of ferns at the foot of the ..."

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