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/trˈævələrz dʒɔɪ/ Listen

Traveller's joy

noun

Vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn. Synonyms: Clematis vitalba, old man's beard, traveler's joy.

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"Traveller's joy" Quotes from Famous Books

... marshy places with the yellow stars of the Bog Asphodel, the Sun-dew sparkling with diamonds, Ragged Robin, the beautifully fringed petals of the Buckbean, the lovely little Bog Pimpernel, or the feathery tufts of Cotton Grass; hedgerows with Hawthorn and Traveller's Joy, Wild Rose and Honeysuckle, while underneath are the curious leaves and orange fruit of the Lords and Ladies, the snowy stars of the Stitchwort, Succory, Yarrow, and several kinds of Violets; while all along ...

— The Beauties of Nature - and the Wonders of the World We Live In • Sir John Lubbock

... population beneath, this lithographed village has altogether a curiously picturesque look." But at Beaumont-la-Ronce, north of Tours, may be seen a whole street of cave habitations still occupied, wreathed with vines and traveller's joy. ...

— Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe • Sabine Baring-Gould

Words linked to "Traveller's joy" : old man's beard, traveler's joy, clematis, Clematis vitalba