ampelopsis means A vine of the genus Ampelopsis. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
ampelopsis is pronounced /ampɪˈlɒpsɪs/.
Etymology
Borrowed from taxonomic name Ampelopsis, from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).
noun
- 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.”