HyperDic: virgin[s_bower

English > 1 sense of the expression virgin's bower:
NOUNplantvirgin's bower, old man's beard, devil's darning needle, Clematis virginianacommon climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
English > virgin's bower: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningCommon climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers.
Synonymsold man's beard, devil's darning needle, Clematis virginiana
BroaderclematisAny of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers

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