clematis

American

[klem-uh-tis, kli-mat-is] / ˈklɛm ə tɪs, klɪˈmæt ɪs /

noun

any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.

clematis British

/ kləˈmeɪtɪs, ˈklɛmətɪs /

noun

any N temperate ranunculaceous climbing plant or erect shrub of the genus Clematis, having plumelike fruits. Many species are cultivated for their large colourful flowers See also traveller's joy

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Etymology

Origin of clematis

1545–55; < Latin < Greek klēmatís name of several climbing plants

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CLEMATIS, in botany, a genus of the natural order Ranunculaceae, containing nearly two hundred species, and widely distributed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

And so good-bye, my dearest, my sunshine, my summer.—Your own CLEMATIS.

From The Song of the Blood-Red Flower by Linnankoski, Johannes

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