coyote's rope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two native species in the genus Clematis, Clematis lasiantha and Clematis ligusticifolia

Word forms

coyote's rope coyote's ropes

Etymology

From American Indian myths about Coyote using the vine as a rope to trip people.

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