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By August 2008, we had left Voikovskaya and moved into a wooden dacha in the artists' colony of Sokol in north-west Moscow. The house was a haven amid the madness of the city: lily of the valley grew near our front gate, Virginia creeper decked the green picket fence.
Luke Harding

Meaning of "Virginia creeper" in the English dictionary

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Virginia creeper is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VIRGINIA CREEPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering plant in the vine family Vitaceae, native to eastern and central North America, in southeastern Canada, the eastern and central United States, eastern Mexico, and Guatemala, west as far as Manitoba, South Dakota, Utah and Texas.

Definition of Virginia creeper in the English dictionary

The definition of Virginia creeper in the dictionary is Also called : American ivy, woodbine. a vitaceous woody vine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips, bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn: widely planted for ornament. Other definition of Virginia creeper is Also called: Japanese ivy. a similar related plant, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, of SE Asia, having trilobed leaves and purple berries US name: Boston ivy.

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Translation of «Virginia creeper» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

维吉尼亚爬山虎
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Translator English - Spanish

enredadera de Virginia
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Virginia creeper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्जीनिया लता
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فرجينيا الزاحف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вирджиния лианы
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Translator English - Portuguese

Virginia creeper
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Translator English - Bengali

ভার্জিনিয়া লতা
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Translator English - French

vigne vierge
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Translator English - Malay

Virginia bangkit
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Translator English - German

wildem Wein
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Translator English - Japanese

バージニアクリーパー
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Translator English - Korean

버지니아 보았다
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Translator English - Javanese

Virginia creeper
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Virginia cây leo
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Translator English - Tamil

வர்ஜீனியா கொடி
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Translator English - Marathi

व्हर्जिनिया लता
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Translator English - Turkish

Virginia sarmaşığı
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Translator English - Italian

Virginia rampicante
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Translator English - Polish

winobluszcz
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Вірджинія ліани
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Translator English - Romanian

plante cățărătoare
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Translator English - Greek

αναρριχητικό φυτό της Βιρτζίνια
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Virginia rankplant
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Translator English - Swedish

vildvin
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Translator English - Norwegian

villvin
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Virginia creeper

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Luke Harding
By August 2008, we had left Voikovskaya and moved into a wooden dacha in the artists' colony of Sokol in north-west Moscow. The house was a haven amid the madness of the city: lily of the valley grew near our front gate, Virginia creeper decked the green picket fence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRGINIA CREEPER»

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Virginia Creeper
She escaped the Virginia Creeper, but her freedom comes with a price.
Laura Wright, 2007
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The Virginia Creeper Trail Companion: Nature and History ...
The 34-mile-long Virginia Creeper Trailer, which runs from Abingdon, Virginia, to the North Carolina line near Whitetop Mountain, is the most poplar trail in Virginia.
Edward H. Davis, Edward B. Morgan, 1997
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The Virginia Creeper in Ashe County
West Jefferson did not exist until local entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to run the tracks from Whitetop Mountain in Virginia to North Carolina. In 1914, the Virginia Carolina Railroad came to Ashe County.
‎2011
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Frommer's Virginia
Running across the southern end of the area, the Virginia Creeper Trail offers a much easier yet beautiful, hike and bike ride. See “The Virginia Creeper Trail,” below. Horseback Riding Riders can use 150 miles ofthe area's trails, including ...
Bill Goodwin, 2012
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Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Guidebook: A Complete ...
The Virginia Creeper Trail was nearly a century in the making. Of course, those who originated the idea for a railroad through this slice of southwest Virginia had no vision whatsoever of plastic-clad pedalers, backpack-toting hikers, and ...
Johnny Molloy, 2008
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Mountain Biking the Appalachians: Northwest North Carolina, ...
After grappling with the rock garden, your reward comes when you can enjoy the ride down to the Virginia Creeper Trail and back to Damascus Town Park. Note: If you want to turn this ride into a "killer loop," turn left at the intersection with the ...
Lori Finley, Thomas Horsch, 1998
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Reap Without Sowing: Wild Food from Nature's Cornucopia
Dark, grape-like berries on a vine do not mean that plant is a grape. In our hedgerows a common look-alike is the Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia Planch (Fig. 12b). Only the fruit itself might be mistaken. Neither the arrangement ...
Erika E. Gaertner, 1995
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Bank3la rose, Boston ivy, Carolina Jessamine, cliabing fig, English Ivy, honeysuckle , mustang grape, roses, trumpet creeper, Virginia creeper. Banksia rose, Boston ivy, Carolina Jessamine, clematis, cliabing fig, Confederate Jasmine , English ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1985
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Soil survey
Boston ivy, clematis, climbing fig, Carolina jessamine, English ivy, Confederate jasmine, wistaria, Virginia creeper, banksian rose, grape. Boston ivy, trumpet creeper, Carolina jessamine, climbing fig, honeysuckle, mustang grape, banksian ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1980
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An Illustrated Guide to Eastern Woodland Wildflowers and ...
Occurrence on Sugarloaf: Virginia creeper (Partheno- cissus quinquefolia) is common mountainwide and is showy in autumn with its red leaves. It climbs trees , rocks, and fences or trails along the ground. Three grape species are treated in the ...
Melanie Choukas-Bradley, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRGINIA CREEPER»

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ORRIN MORRIS: Virginia creeper turns brilliant crimson in fall
#You may know this native wildflower by names other than Virginia creeper, such as woodbine or American ivy. It has a five-leaf cluster as the vine ascends the ... «newtoncitizen, Jul 15»
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Man charged after attack on Virginia Creeper Trail
Ross said that Robinson wanted to go for a walk with her at about 10:30 p.m. They walked to the Virginia Creeper Trail where Robinson “suddenly grabbed her ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
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Plant primer: Variegated Virginia creeper
Variegated Virginia creeper is a fast grower, but it can be pruned any time of year. The leaf variegation can be seen on a specimen of the plant climbing the north ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
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Accident prompts safety additions to Virginia Creeper Trail
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - The side rails of a trestle on the Virginia Creeper Trail have been extended to improve safety. Two wing wall extensions were added on ... «Washington Times, May 15»
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Nature Watch: Virginia creeper vines are beneficial, but at times too …
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines are beneficial native plants that are hosts for many of the big sphinx moths, but they will run rampant if ... «lehighvalleylive.com, May 15»
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How to kill Virginia creeper before it creeps all over your yard
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is commonly found growing up trees. The plant produces leaves with five leaflets. (LSU AgCenter). Print Email. «NOLA.com, Apr 15»
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Want a vine-covered cottage? Try Virginia creeper, Boston ivy
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is another choice. It is a native, is pretty in the summer and has more dependable red fall color, but it has coarser ... «Dallas Morning News, Dec 14»
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Virginia Creeper Trail honored by rails-to-trails hall of fame
That's the honor officially granted Monday to the Virginia Creeper Trail, by the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy. The honor ranks the Creeper among only 26 other ... «Roanoke Times, Oct 14»
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Time for a trim: Annual cut for spectacular Virginia creeper on …
... have been for many years. And now it's time for the annual trim of this Virginia creeper on the parish church at Okeover, near Ashbourne, in the Peak District. «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
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Lack garden space? Oh, grow up!
20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Virginia Tech Agriculture Research and Extension ... Virginia creeper is one of those, and Andruczyk likes Henry's Creeper, ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Sep 14»

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