vitalba

Italian
Vitalba.

Etymology

From vite alba or Latin vītis alba (“white vine”).

Noun

vitalba f (plural vitalbe)

  1. old man's beard, traveller's joy/traveler's joy (Clematis vitalba)
    • c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “La vitalba scontenta”, in Favole:
      La vitalba, non istando contenta nella sua siepe, cominciò a passare co’ sua rami la comune strada e appiccarsi all’opposita siepe; onde da’ viandanti poi fu rotta.
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