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ampelopsis

UK/ampɪˈlɒpsɪs/

ampelopsis noun: a vine of the genus Ampelopsis.

Noun

ampelopsis (plural ampelopsises)

  1. A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
    • Elsewhere, again, might be seen the first awakening of this Maytime of the leaves, and those of an ampelopsis, a smiling miracle like a red hawthorn flowering in winter, had that very morning all ‘come out’, so to speak, in blossom.1992, Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright, translating Marcel Proust, Swann's Way, Folio Society 2005, p. 417

Forms of ampelopsis

pluralampelopsises

Origin of ampelopsis

Borrowed from taxonomic name Ampelopsis, from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).

Questions about ampelopsis

What does ampelopsis mean?
Ampelopsis means a vine of the genus Ampelopsis.
What part of speech is ampelopsis?
Ampelopsis is a noun.
How do you pronounce ampelopsis?
Ampelopsis is pronounced /ampɪˈlɒpsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of ampelopsis?
The plural of ampelopsis is ampelopsises.

Words near ampelopsis in the dictionary

  1. ampelology
  2. ampelometric
  3. ampelophagous
  4. ampelopsin
  5. ampelopsins
  6. ampelopsis
  7. ampelopsises
  8. ampeloside
  9. ampelotechnical
  10. ampelotherapy
  11. ampelovirus

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