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ivy family

ivy family

7.1
A family of plants like English ivy and ginseng that are trees, shrubs, or climbing plants
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪvi ˈfæmɪli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de las araliáceas
  • The ivy family includes plants such as English ivy and ginseng.

Examples

  • Researchers have discovered new medicinal compounds in the ivy family.

  • Many members of the ivy family are valued for their ornamental foliage.

  • The ivy family includes many tropical plants.

  • Did you know the ivy family has over 300 species?

  • Many members of the ivy family are valued for their ornamental foliage.

  • The ivy family includes plants such as English ivy and ginseng.

  • Researchers have discovered new medicinal compounds in the ivy family.

Synonyms

Araliaceae
vsivy family
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of mostly tropical trees, shrubs, and climbing plants that includes ginseng and ivy

has identical meaning but uses a different name form

Surface Forms

ivy family singular
ivy families plural

Morphology

ivy + family

The meaning is directly composed from 'ivy' (a type of plant) and 'family' (a taxonomic grouping), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the plant family related to ivies. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common noun + classification pattern, making the phrase immediately understandable to B1 learners.

Etymology

Ivy family comes from the idea of plants being in one family, like a picture of relatives with ivy and ginseng as members. So it means a 'group' of related trees, bushes, and climbing plants.