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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn | |
| Synonyms: | traveller's_joy Clematis_vitalba traveler's_joy | |
| Related terms: | clematis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America | |
| Synonyms: | black_moss long_moss Tillandsia_usneoides Spanish_moss | |
| Related terms: | air_plant Tillandsia | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers | |
| Synonyms: | devil's_darning_needle Clematis_virginiana virgin's_bower | |
| Related terms: | clematis | |
