old-man's-beard

American  

[ohld-manz-beerd] / ˈoʊldˌmænzˈbɪərd /

noun

1. fringe tree.

2. beard moss.

3. traveler's-joy.

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old man's beard British  

noun

1. any of various plants having a white feathery appearance, esp traveller's joy and Spanish moss

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Etymology

Origin of old-man's-beard

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

With this he disappeared In hazel and thorn tangled with old-man's-beard.

From Poems by Thomas, Edward

It was a beautiful unkept hedge with scarlet and purple fruit among the many-coloured fading leaves and silver-grey down of old-man's-beard.

From Afoot in England by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Yes, Spanish moss, as we call it here, or old-man’s-beard moss, as they name it in other parts.

From The Boy Hunters by Unknown

Then upon thyme and tansy think, On fields of sainfoin, ruddy pink, On dells deep down and rocks upreared, On lad's-love and on old-man's-beard, On spearmint and on silver sages, On colewort and on saxifrages!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir