clematis

American  

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

noun

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

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clematis British  

/ ˈklɛmətɪs, kləˈmeɪtɪs /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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clematis

Last spring, while researching plants to add to Floret’s already impressive collection of heirloom and modern roses, seasonal cut flowers, and woody plants, Benzakein learned of Olkhovska’s extensive clematis collection.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

In the local village, an American flag is so shredded that its tangled threads are inseparable from a clematis vine, and old cypress trees lay splintered and toppled, buzzsaws cutting them away from the roads.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023

We share your fantasies of roses, zinnia, clematis; of bowers laden with grapes and pomegranates, or cool spaces for entertaining, with creative seating solutions and solar lighting.

From The New Yorker ● May 31, 2017

You are now more likely to see a bouquet laden with sheathes of grass, arching vines of clematis, Fritillaria bulbs and flowering purple basil than just a polite cluster of roses or calla lilies.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017

The swift growth of the wild with briar and eglantine and trailing clematis was already drawing a veil over this place of dreadful feast and slaughter; but it was not ancient.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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