devil's darning needle meaning

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devil's darning needle (noun): common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers.

devil's darning needle has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

devil's darning needle as a noun

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

    Synonyms: virgin's bower, old man's beard, Clematis virginiana

    Type of: clematis

  2. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

    Synonyms: dragonfly, darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk

    Type of: odonate

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