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| Cornell University |
an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York, founded in 1865. |
| creeper |
any plant, such as ivy, that grows or spreads along the ground or upon other surfaces by means of clinging tendrils or stem rootlets. [1/6 definitions] |
| English ivy |
see "ivy." |
| Harvard University |
an Ivy League university in the U.S. founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, considered a world center for research and scholarship. |
| ivied |
overgrown with ivy, as a wall. |
| ivy |
a climbing, woody vine that has shiny evergreen leaves, bears black berries, and is often used as an ornamental covering on buildings; English ivy. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ivy League |
of or pertaining to an Ivy League school or schools. [1/2 definitions] |
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