Ivy vs Ivory - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between ivy and ivory

is that ivy is any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera while ivory is the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

As a proper noun Ivy

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As an adjective ivory is

made of ivory.

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)

ivory
English
(wikipedia ivory)
Noun

(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.

Something made from or resembling ivory.

(collective singular or in plural) The teeth.

(collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.

(slang) A white person.

See also
* Galalith
Adjective
(-)
Made of ivory.

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Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

Derived terms
* ivory tower * ivory black * Ivory Coast * ivory gull * ivory nut * ivory palm * ivory-billed woodpecker * ivory-nut palm * ivory shell * ivory-white * vegetable ivory
Related terms
* chryselephantine * eburnation
See also
* odontolite * scrimshaw * whalebone *