old man's beard

Definitions of old man's beard

1. noun

   common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
   synonyms: Clematis virginiana, devil's darning needle, virgin's bower

   type of:

   clematis

   any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
2. noun

   vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn
   synonyms: Clematis vitalba, traveler's joy, traveller's joy

   type of:

   clematis

   any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
3. noun

   dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
   synonyms: Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides, black moss, long moss

   type of:

   aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant

   a plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it