Definitions

1. noun

any of various climbing or trailing plants with small, usually evergreen, leaves, as the common ivy or English ivy, or the poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac of North America.

“The old mansion had ivy crawling up its walls.”

2. verb

to climb or grow, typically in a twisting or winding manner, as if like ivy.

“The vine ivied its way up the trellis.”

3. adjective

resembling or characterized by ivy, especially in its climbing or twisting habit.

“The ivied path led to the garden.”