beard moss vs old man's beard

beard moss

noun
  • Any of several lichens, of the genus Usnea, that generally grow hanging from tree branches, resembling grey or greenish hair. 

old man's beard

noun
  • Usnea, a type of lichen. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, man, -'s, beard. 

  • Tillandsia usneoides, a bromeliad; Spanish moss. 

  • Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. 

  • Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. 

  • Chionanthus virginicus, a tree. 

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