ampelopsis

[ am-puh-lop-sis ]

/ ˌæm pəˈlɒp sɪs /

any climbing, woody vine or shrub belonging to the genus Ampelopsis, of the grape family, having small greenish flowers and inedible berries.

Origin of ampelopsis

1803; < New Latin < Greek ámpel(os) grapevine + ópsis -opsis

amp, amp up, amp-hr, amp., ampas, ampelopsis, ampelos, amperage, ampere, ampere-hour, ampere-turn

It feeds on vine (Vitis vinifera) and yellow bedstraw (Galium verum); also on fuchsia and virginia-creeper (Ampelopsis).

The Moths of the British Isles, First Series |Richard South
There is a curious difference in different sorts of Ampelopsis in this respect.

The Romance of Plant Life |G. F. Scott Elliot
Train a vine, like Ampelopsis, over the upper part of the framework, and you make even the simplest gateway attractive.

Amateur Gardencraft |Eben E. Rexford
But it might have been the birds in the Ampelopsis Veitchii that covered the house.

Short Sixes |H. C. Bunner

The tendency has been towards using the hardy Vines, of which the ampelopsis, or Virginia creeper, is one of the most common.

The Practical Garden-Book |C. E. Hunn

ampelopsis

/ (ˌæmpɪˈlɒpsɪs) /

any woody vine of the vitaceous genus Ampelopsis, of tropical and subtropical Asia and America

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ampelos grapevine