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}]