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 towpath towpath /ˈtoʊpæθ/

noun

  1. A path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats  ( towing path , towpath )
    a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats


 dustman dustman /ˈdʌstmən/

noun

  1. [British] Someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse  ( dustman [British] , garbage carter [ N. American] , garbage hauler [ N. American] , garbage man [ N. American] , garbageman [ N. American] , refuse collector , binman [Informal, British] , bin man [Informal, British] , trashman [ N. American] , garbage collector [ N. American] )
    someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse


 old man's beard old man's beard /ˈoʊld ˈmænz bɪərd/

noun

  1. Common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers  ( Clematis virginiana , devil's darning needle , old man's beard , virgin's bower )
    common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
  2. Vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn  ( Clematis vitalba , old man's beard , traveler's joy [American] , traveller's joy [Canadian, British] )
    vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn
  3. Dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America  ( black moss , long moss , old man's beard , Spanish moss , Tillandsia usneoides )
    dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


 Indian pipe Indian pipe /ˈɪndiən paɪp/

noun

  1. Small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age  ( Indian pipe , Monotropa uniflora , waxflower )
    small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age


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