Meanings
plural ampelopsises
- 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
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄμπελος“vine”
- taxonomic nameAmpelopsis
- Englishampelopsis
Borrowed from taxonomic name Ampelopsis, from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).
More words from taxonomic name, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French ampélopsis
- ampélopsisAmpelopsis species
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ampelopsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampelopsis
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