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virgin's-bower

[vur-jinz-bou-er]

a climbing vine, Clematis virginiana, of eastern North America, having branching clusters of small, white flowers and seed pods with silky, grayish plumes.

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Nearby words

  1. virgin metal,
  2. virgin queen,
  3. virgin river,
  4. virgin soil,
  5. virgin wool,
  6. virgin, the,
  7. virginal,
  8. virginally,
  9. virginals,
  10. virginia

Origin of virgin's-bower

First recorded in 1590–1600
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British Dictionary definitions for virgin's-bower

virgin's-bower

noun

any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers
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