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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD MAN'S BEARD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD MAN'S BEARD

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Old man's beard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD MAN'S BEARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Old man's beard

Old man's beard may refer to the following species: ▪ Chionanthus virginicus, a tree, which is used like a medicinal plant and ornamental plant. ▪ Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. ▪ Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. ▪ Tillandsia usneoides, "Spanish moss" - a bromeliad. ▪ Usnea, a type of lichen.

Definition of old man's beard in the English dictionary

The definition of old man's beard in the dictionary is any of various plants having a white feathery appearance, esp traveller's joy and Spanish moss.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD MAN'S BEARD

old identity
Old Irish
Old Kingdom
old lady
Old Latin
Old Low German
old maid
old man
Old Man River
old master
old media
old money
old moon
Old Nick
Old Norse
Old North French
Old Northwest
old one
old people´s home

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD MAN'S BEARD

Aaron´s beard
afeard
beard
billy goat beard
Blackbeard
Bluebeard
debeard
eard
goatsbeard
graybeard
greater forkbeard
greybeard
grow the beard
hawk´s-beard
heard
unheard
Vandyke beard
whitebeard
yeard

Synonyms and antonyms of old man's beard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «old man's beard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD MAN'S BEARD

Find out the translation of old man's beard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old man's beard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old man's beard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老人的胡须
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barba de viejo
570 millions of speakers

English

old man´s beard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बूढ़े आदमी की दाढ़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لحية الرجل العجوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

борода старика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A barba de velho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃদ্ধের দাড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la barbe de vieillard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Janggut lelaki tua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alten Mannes Bart
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

老人のひげ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노인의 수염
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jenggot wong lawas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

râu ông già
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய மனிதனின் தாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्हातारा माणूस दाढी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaşlı adamın sakal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barba vecchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

broda starca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

борода старого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

barba bătrân
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενειάδα γέρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou man se baard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gubbens skägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gammel manns skjegg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old man's beard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD MAN'S BEARD»

The term «old man's beard» is normally little used and occupies the 142.969 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD MAN'S BEARD» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD MAN'S BEARD»

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Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
beard beard, powdery old man's — » powdery old man's beard beard, powered — » powered beard beard, scruffy -» scruffy beard beard, scruffy old man's — » scruffy old man's beard beard, shaggy old man's — » shaggy old man's beard ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
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Healing Plants: A Medicinal Guide to Native North American ...
Old-Man's-Beard Clematis 00- 1 Man'd- Beard Old-man's-beard, sometimes called virgin's bower, does not sound appealing, but though the name does somewhat describe this unusual plant, old-man's- beard has its own charm. This long ...
Ana Nez Heatherley, 1998
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Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes
Culture Old Man's Beard seems content growing either in full sun or in partial shade. It needs support to climb; otherwise it will trail along the ground. Well- drained soil is preferred but not essential. Old Man's Beard will grow moderately fast ...
Judy Mielke, 2010
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Paddling Northern Minnesota: 86 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak
These are lichens that people call old- man's beard. Lichens are an algae-fungus partnership: the fungal fibers provide a place for the algae to grow, and the algae supply the green color (and the photosynthesis that feeds the team). Now ...
Lynne Smith Diebel, 2005
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition with ...
[1898 JA Folklore xi, 283 Old man's beard (prob confused with another species).] 1903 M F HOWLEY 3 The 'Old Man's Beard' is a patch of snow on the 'Southside Hill,' which from its position in a deep ravine is protected from the sun's rays, ...
W.J. Kirwin, G. M. Story, J.D.A. Widdowson, 1990
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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Common Names: Lion's mane, monkey's head, bear's head, old man's beard, hedgehog mushroom, satyr's beard, pom pom, yamabushitake (Japanese for " mountain-priest mushroom"). Taxonomic Synonyms and Considerations: Formerly ...
Paul Stamets, 2005
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The Living Landscape: How to Read and Understand It
I was once cycling through an oak plantation on an acid podsol in the Forest of Dean when I came upon a single plant of old man's beard beside the track. It looked as though it was struggling. Old man's beard, or wild clematis, is a strong  ...
Patrick Whitefield, 2009
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My Side of the Bridge: The Life Story of Veronica Brodie as ...
I've seen them use Old Man's Beard, that white stuff you see growing on the bushes down the Coorong. You mix it up and use it as a poultice to put on your joints or on your sores. And they used to drink the juice. I don't mind using the poultice ...
Veronica Brodie, Mary-Anne Gale, 2002
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Roadside Plants and Flowers: A Traveler's Guide to the ...
JULY-SEPTEMBER Virgin's Bower (Old Man's Beard) — Clematis virginiana Virgin's Bower, often flowering at the same time and in (he same area as wild cucumber, is also draped over fence rows and shrubs; with its showy white blossoms it ...
Marian S. Edsall, 1985
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Biogeography and Ecology of the Island of Newfoundland
commonly known as old man's beard or moldow, are abundant on stems and branches of black spruces and larch along peatland borders. The peatland is also an important habitat for many of Newfoundland's common birds. The common ...
R. South, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD MAN'S BEARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old man's beard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Burning Rainforest In Olympic National Park Poses Firefighting …
Instead it's the moss and lichen (commonly referred to as “old man's beard” or “witch's hair” by locals), now crisp and dry after the hottest spring ... «Northwest Public Radio, Jul 15»
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Forestry strategy and the Nelson spirit
... hill on which a devil's brew of wildling pine and noxious species such as Himalayan Balsam and Old Man's Beard will flourish unchecked? «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
3
World's Largest Dog Contraception Clinic Comes to Northern Ontario
She heard of the upcoming visit and took in Wahpahkesho (White Fox) and Meenahgwan (Old Man's Beard). She felt the clinic was important ... «Net Newsledger, Jul 15»
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Kent garden expert Lucy Hewett picks a great climber for a prime spot
Things have moved on slightly from the days when the only clematis you would have found in Britain was old man's beard (clematis vitalbo) the ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
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War declared on old man's beard around KNP
Golden Bay's Project De-Vine is setting up a community scheme to remove pest weeds, like old man's beard from Riwaka to the top of the ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
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Jamaica's First World Heritage Listing
... plants such as lichens which are usually grey-ish green and are either flat against the tree or hang from tree branches like Old Man's Beard. «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 15»
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July is Biosecurity Month
Didymo, emperor penguins, old man's beard and great white butterflies all have something in common - they are some of the new plants, ... «Marlborough Express, Jun 15»
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Dr Lowe granted fourth US patent for prostate cancer treatment
... prostate cancer using compounds from the crude extract of the indigenous Jamaican plant, Ball Moss, commonly known as Old Man's Beard.". «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»
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State house 'going to waste'
... of control" on the property, said Wastney. "The house [inside] is good, but there's gorse and old man's beard around the boundaries," he said. «The Nelson Mail, Jun 15»
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Lowe granted fourth US patent
... indigenous Jamaican plant, Ball Moss, commonly known as Old Man's Beard, a news release from Dr Lowe's Bio-Tech R&D Institute said on ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»

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