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Definition of virgin's bower
virgin's bower
Plural:virgin's bowers
• noun
1
Any of several climbing flowering vines of the genus Clematis (family Ranunculaceae), especially the North American Clematis virginiana or the European Clematis vitalba, cultivated or admired for their abundant clusters of fragrant, starry white blossoms and feathery seed heads.
Example
"The stone garden wall was draped in fragrant clusters of virgin's bower throughout late summer."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Virgin's bower. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/virgin's%20bower