poison-ivy

poison-ivy
A woody vine plant in the family Anacardiaceae well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant that causes an itching rash for most people.

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Synonyms:
, , (Rhus toxicodendron)


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  • Poison ivy — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Poison Ivy — (dt.: „Giftefeu“) bezeichnet: Rhus toxicodendron, eine in Nordamerika verbreitete giftige Pflanze die Gitarristin der Band The Cramps einen Thriller:, sowie dessen Fortsetzungen Duplicate (1996) (1996) und Poison Ivy – The New Seduction (1997)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Poison Ivy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Poison Ivy puede referirse a: Poison Ivy componente del grupo The Cramps Poison Ivy troyano, programa informático malicioso. Poison Ivy canción compuesta por el dúo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller grabada originalmente …   Wikipedia Español

  • Poison Ivy — Пойзон Айви Poison Ivy Полное имя Кристи Марлана Уоллес Дата рождения …   Википедия

  • Poison ivy — Ivy I vy, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [=i]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({Hedera helix}), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five pointed; the flowers yellowish …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poison ivy — n [U] a North American plant that has an oily substance on its leaves that makes your skin hurt and ↑itch if you touch it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • poison ivy — noun uncount a plant of the eastern U.S. that makes your skin red and painful if you touch it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • poison ivy — ☆ poison ivy n. 1. any of several woody vines or shrubs (genus Rhus, esp. R. radicans), of the cashew family, having leaves of three leaflets, greenish flowers, and ivory colored berries: it can cause a severe rash on contact 2. a rash or… …   English World dictionary

  • Poison ivy — taxobox name = Toxicodendron radicans regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Anacardiaceae genus = Toxicodendron species = T. radicans binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Poison Ivy 3 — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Poison Ivy – Sex, Lügen, Rache Originaltitel: Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1997 Länge: 89 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Poison Ivy — L Empoisonneuse Poison Ivy (VO) Empoisonneuse (VF) Personnage de Batman Alias Pamela Lillian Isley (véritable identité) Espèce Hybr …   Wikipédia en Français

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