Clematis virginiana, of eastern North America, having clusters of white flowers and feathery seed heads.' name='description'> virgin's bower - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several climbing clematises, especially Clematis virginiana, of eastern North America, having clusters of white flowers and feathery seed heads.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name of several species of Clematis, primarily the European C. Vitalba, the traveler's-joy, also called old-man's-beard, and sometimes hedge-vine, maiden's-honesty, smokewood.

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  • noun common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers

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  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary: noun

    Date: circa 1597

    : any of several usually small-flowered and climbing clematises (especially Clematis virginiana)

    January 25, 2008