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old man's beard
  1. any of various plants having a white feathery appearance, esp traveller's joy and Spanish moss
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
old-man's-beard  (ōld′manz′bērd′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologySee fringe tree. 
  2. Fungibeard moss.
  3. Plant Biologytraveler's-joy.
  • 1735–45

'old man's beard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beard moss - fringe tree - old-man's-beard - pappus - traveler's-joy

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