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Ivy vs Bivy - What's the difference?

ivy | bivy |

As nouns the difference between ivy and bivy

is that ivy is any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera while bivy is a bivouac sack.

As a proper noun Ivy

is {{given name|female|from=English}}; popular in the UK in the beginning of the 20th century.

As a verb bivy is

to camp in a bivouac.

ivy

English

Noun

(ivies)
  • Any of several woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera .
  • Any similar plant of any genus.

    • Hypernyms

    * climber * creeper

    Hyponyms

    * See ''Hedera . * (any similar plant) (Boston ivy) (Parthenocissus tricuspidata''), (cape ivy) ()

    Coordinate terms

    * kudzu * vine

    Derived terms

    * ivied * Ivy League * poison ivy

    External links

    * ("ivy" on Wikipedia) * (Hedera)

    bivy

    English

    Noun

    (bivies)
  • (informal) A bivouac sack
  • (informal) The location of a bivouac

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To camp in a bivouac