devil's darning needle
n 1: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over
other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy
white flowers [syn: virgin's bower, old man's beard,
Clematis virginiana]
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: dragonfly, darning needle, sewing
needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk,
skeeter hawk]