ivy leaf

Vine's green hand

A leaf from ivy, the climbing or creeping vine with distinctive lobed foliage.

The ivy leaf's shape—typically three or five pointed lobes—appears widely in decorative arts, architecture, and heraldry.

In symbolic contexts, ivy leaves represent fidelity, friendship, or eternal life, owing to the plant's evergreen nature and clinging growth.

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tendril · wall · brick wall · creep · foliage · English · poison · clinging · evergreen · lobed · shade · groundcover · ground cover · trellis · garden trellis · trailing · variegated · glossy

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Opposites
plant part type

ivy leafflower petal

Single piece of blossom

fruit · thorn · root · blossom · seed

growth habit and form

ivy leafoak leaf

Deciduous hardwood foliage

palm frond · cactus · sunflower · tree canopy · maple leaf

symbolic association

ivy leafolive branch

Symbol of reconciliation

laurel wreath · rose · lotus · sunflower · wildflower

Family

ivy, leaf, ivied, leaves, leafy, leaflet, leafless, leafage, leafed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G