OLD-MAN'S BEARD


Meaning of OLD-MAN'S BEARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈōl(d)-ˈmanz- ]

noun

Date: 1742

1. : any of several clematises (especially Clematis vitalba ) having plumose styles

2. : a greenish-gray pendulous lichen ( Usnea barbata ) growing on trees

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.