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maiden's honesty

maiden's honesty noun: 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.

maiden's honesty: a plant of the species Clematis vitalba, evergreen clematis, a vine, native to the chalk and...
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Noun

maiden's honesty (uncountable)

  1. 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 of maiden's honesty

Origin of maiden's honesty

honesty, in the obsolete sense of "chastity".

Questions about maiden's honesty

What does maiden's honesty mean?
Maiden's honesty means 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.
What part of speech is maiden's honesty?
Maiden's honesty is a noun.

Words near maiden's honesty in the dictionary

  1. maiden stakes
  2. Maiden Tower
  3. maiden voyage
  4. maiden voyages
  5. maiden's blush
  6. maiden's honesty
  7. Maiden's Tower
  8. maiden-auntish
  9. maiden-auntishness
  10. maiden-hair
  11. maiden-hairs

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