| spanish moss | (n) 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, Syn. black moss, long moss, old man's beard, Tillandsia usneoides |
| traveler's joy | (n) vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn, Syn. old man's beard, Clematis vitalba, traveller's joy |
| virgin's bower | (n) common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers, Syn. old man's beard, devil's darning needle, Clematis virginiana |