old man's beard

== English == === Noun === old man's beard (countable and uncountable, plural old man's beards or old men's beards) (countable) Chionanthus virginicus, a small tree; fringe tree. Clematis aristata (Australian clematis). Clematis vitalba (traveller's joy), a climbing plant of Europe. (uncountable) Tillandsia usneoides, a bromeliad of the Americas; Spanish moss. (uncountable) Usnea, a type of lichen. Synonyms: beard lichen, usnea Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old,‎ man,‎ -'s,‎ beard. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== old man's beard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia