coyote's rope

noun

Either of two native species in the genus Clematis, Clematis lasiantha and Clematis ligusticifolia

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Meanings

nouncoyote's rope (usually uncountable, plural coyote's ropes)

plural coyote's ropes

  1. USWesternuncountableusuallyEither of two native species in the genus Clematis, Clematis lasiantha and Clematis ligusticifolia

Origin

From American Indian myths about Coyote using the vine as a rope to trip people.

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