maiden's honesty
English edit
Etymology edit
honesty, in the obsolete sense of "chastity".
Noun edit
maiden's honesty (uncountable)
- A plant of the species Clematis vitalba, evergreen clematis, a vine, native to the chalk and limestone soils of Britain, often considered invasive and noxious elsewhere.
Synonyms edit
- (Clematis vitalba): old man's beard, traveller's joy
Translations edit
Clematis vitalba
Further reading edit
- Clematis vitalba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Clematis vitalba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Clematis vitalba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Clematis vitalba at USDA Plants database