[mass noun]a woody evergreen Eurasian climbing plant, typically having shiny, dark green five-pointed leaves 常春藤
Genus Hedera, family Araliaceae: several species, in particular the common H. helix, which is often seen climbing on tree trunks and walls 常春藤属,五加科,数种,尤指普通的洋常春藤,拉丁名H. helix,经常攀缘在树干以及墙壁上 ■used in names of similar climbing plants, e.g. poison ivy, Boston ivy [用于类似的攀缘植物的名称中,如:poison ivy, Boston ivy]
语源
Old English īfig, of Germanic origin; related to the first elements of Dutch eiloof and German Efeu