OLD MAN'S BEARD


Meaning of OLD MAN'S BEARD in English

■ noun

1》 a wild clematis with grey fluffy hairs around the seeds. [ Clematis vitalba (traveller's joy) and other species.]

2》 a lichen forming shaggy greyish growths on trees. [ Usnea barbata and related species.]

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