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/oʊld mæn əv ðə mˈaʊntən/ Listen

Old man of the mountain

noun

Whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States. Synonyms: alpine sunflower, Hymenoxys grandiflora, Tetraneuris grandiflora.

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"Old man of the mountain" Quotes from Famous Books

... of mind in which we left our young Englishman may aptly be compared with that of the assassin neophytes, whom, according to the tale, the Old Man of the Mountain was wont to introduce into an enchanted garden, peopled with ravishing houris, whence, after a short enjoyment of the most voluptuous delights, he again thrust them forth into the dark and dismal night ...

— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 • Various

... "is the very Old Man of the Mountain. I intend to plant the stars and stripes in the centre of his ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 25, November, 1859 • Various

Words linked to "Old man of the mountain" : genus Tetraneuris, Tetraneuris, wildflower, wild flower