traveler's-joy
[ trav-uh-lerz-joi, trav-lerz- ]
noun
a woody vine, Clematis vitalba, of the buttercup family, native to Europe and northern Africa, having long-plumed fruit and slightly fragrant, white flowers.
Origin of traveler's-joy
1First recorded in 1590–1600
- Also called old-man's-beard, withywind.
Words Nearby traveler's-joy
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