a climbing plant; mountain sedan chair (dialect)
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Boston ivy; creeping plant
neutralBotanical term for Parthenocissus tricuspidata, a common climbing plant known for its ability to cover walls and rocks. Its adhesive disks or tendrils allow it to climb vertical surfaces without support.
The wall is covered with Boston ivy, which makes it very cool in the summer.
The leaves of this type of Boston ivy turn red in the autumn.
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The gardener suggested using Boston ivy to decorate this stone wall.
noun
mountain sedan chair; palanquin
dialectA dialect term (likely from certain southern Chinese regions) referring to a sedan chair or litter used to carry people over mountainous terrain. This usage is regional and somewhat archaic.
In earlier times when mountain roads were difficult, wealthy people would hire mountain sedan chairs to go up the mountain.
This old term 'mountain sedan chair' is rarely used by anyone nowadays.