poison ivy

See also: poison-ivy

English

poison ivy leaves

Noun

poison ivy (countable and uncountable, plural poison ivies)

1. Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant.

Usage notes

The name is often spelled "poison-ivy" to indicate that it is not a true ivy or Hedera.

Hyponyms

• (ivy-like plant producing skin irritant): (Asian poison ivy), Toxicodendron radicans (eastern poison ivy), Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy)

Translations

one of several ivy-like urushiol-producing plants

• Czech: jedovatec kořenující (cs)
• Esperanto: toksikodendro
• Finnish: myrkkymuratti
• French: sumac vénéneux (fr) m, (Quebec) herbe à puce f
• German: Kletternder Giftsumach m
• Irish: eidhneán nimhe m
• Navajo: kʼíshíshjį́į́zh
• Russian: ядовитый плющ m (jadovityj pljušč)
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• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: отровни бршљан m

  Roman: otrovni bršljan m

• Spanish: hiedra venenosa f
• Swedish: klättersumak
• Tagalog: kanipay, yedra
• Turkish: zehirli sarmaşık

See also

• leaves of three, let it be
• poison oak
• poison sumac