"old man's beard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: old man's beards [plural], old men's beards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|old men's beards}} old man's beard (countable and uncountable, plural old man's beards or old men's beards)
  1. (countable) Chionanthus virginicus, a tree. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants
    Sense id: en-old_man's_beard-en-noun-JFxom2bD Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 13 18 22 25 18 4
  2. Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants
    Sense id: en-old_man's_beard-en-noun-D76Rl8yn Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 13 18 22 25 18 4
  3. Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Anemoneae tribe plants, Olive family plants Translations (Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant): vidalba [feminine] (Catalan), clématite des haies [feminine] (French), vitalba [feminine] (Italian), павит (pavit) [masculine] (Macedonian), повит (povit) [masculine] (Macedonian), ломоно́с виноградоли́стный (lomonós vinogradolístnyj) [masculine] (Russian), клема́тис виноградоли́стный (klemátis vinogradolístnyj) (Russian), barf hen ŵr [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-old_man's_beard-en-noun-f5uq4T~Z Disambiguation of Anemoneae tribe plants: 5 26 33 21 13 2 Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 13 18 22 25 18 4 Disambiguation of 'Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant': 2 17 67 8 5 0
  4. (uncountable) Tillandsia usneoides, a bromeliad; Spanish moss. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Bromeliads, Olive family plants
    Sense id: en-old_man's_beard-en-noun-y4i~SmNF Disambiguation of Bromeliads: 6 15 18 42 16 3 Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 13 18 22 25 18 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 17 33 26 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 14 16 36 28 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 13 16 37 22 3
  5. (uncountable) Usnea, a type of lichen. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lichens, Olive family plants Synonyms: beard lichen, usnea Translations (Usnea, a lichen): usnée [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-old_man's_beard-en-noun-ti3VIPyC Disambiguation of Lichens: 7 15 18 24 36 2 Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 13 18 22 25 18 4 Disambiguation of 'Usnea, a lichen': 4 8 10 18 60 0
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, man, -'s, beard. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-old_man's_beard-en-noun-dId1VZ63

Inflected forms

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