Clematis Definition

klĕmə-tĭs, klĭ-mătĭs
noun
Any of a genus (Clematis) of perennial plants and woody vines of the buttercup family, with bright-colored flowers of varying size and form.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceaevigorous climbing lianas, found throughout the temperate zones.

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Noun

Singular:
clematis
Plural:
clematises

Origin of Clematis

  • Latin clēmatis a creeping plant from Greek klēmatis from klēma klēmat- twig

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin clematis, from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatis, “brushwood, clematis”).

    From Wiktionary

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