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poison ivy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
poi-son ivy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any species of Toxicodendron that can cause a rash, including poison oak and poison sumac.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

poison ivies (plural)

Phrases

Asian poison ivy eastern poison ivy western poison ivy leaves of three, let it be poison oak poison sumac

Frequently Paired Words

leaves of three, let it be poison oak poison sumac

Synonyms

markweed poison oak toxicodendron radicans rhus radicans

Questions

What does poison ivy mean?
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.

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