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
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old man's beard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | black moss, long moss, spanish moss, tillandsia usneoides |
| Type of | air plant, aerophyte, epiphyte, epiphytic plant |
old man's beard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clematis virginiana, devil's darning needle, virgin's bower |
| Type of | clematis |
old man's beard::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clematis vitalba, traveler's joy, traveller's joy |
| Type of | clematis |
Examples of old man's beard
old man's beard
Above the noise of traffic a robin sings in a thicket entwined with old man's beard.
From the guardian.co.uk
The first one is Chionanthus virginicus, aka Grancy gray beard, old-man's beard or fringe tree.
From the al.com
To render the stray, stiff hairs in an old man's beard, Lievens would drag the butt end of his brush through the wet paint.
From the washingtonpost.com
Under the towering canopy of Douglas fir hang tendrils of vines, gossamer skeins of old man's beard, some as thick as wool.
From the latimes.com
When I reach Paulina Lake, my tour guide, David, is handing out strands of old-man's beard, an edible lichen that hangs loosely from the trees.
From the cnn.com
Seneca, Nerone's former tutor, addresses the empress with flattering words, and is mocked by Ottavia's page, Valleto, who threatens to set fire to the old man's beard.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The old man brought him to the basement and, while showing the boy his trick, the boy split an anvil and trapped the old man's beard in it, and then proceeded to beat the man with an iron rod.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Most teams choose to style a man's long, crusty-old beard with moose, rolling pins and strong stomach.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The old man's massive forehead, penetrating eyes and enormous beard lent verisimilitude to this unappealing portrait.
From the economist.com
