maiden's honesty
A plant of the species Clematis vitalba, evergreen clematis, a vine, native to the…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Origin
honesty, in the obsolete sense of "chastity".honesty, in the obsolete sense of "chastity".
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClematis vitalba:old man's beardtraveller's joy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable