devil's darning needle

noun

Clematis virginiana, a vine native to the United States.

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Meanings

noundevil's darning needle (plural devil's darning needles)

plural devil's darning needles

  1. Clematis virginiana, a vine native to the United States.
  2. A dragonfly.
  3. A cranefly.
  4. A stick insect.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommon climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers

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virgin's bowerold man's beardClematis virginiana
Broader
clematis

nounslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

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odonate
Also see
damselflydarning needledragonflymosquito hawkold man's beardsewing needleskeeter hawksnake doctorsnake feedervirgin's bower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

devil's darning needle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20darning%20needle

MLA

“devil's darning needle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20darning%20needle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil's darning needle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20darning%20needle.

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