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]