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  

/ kləˈmeɪtɪs, ˈklɛmətɪs /

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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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

A dainty clematis that blooms on new wood, such as ‘Etoile Violette’, trained through the limbs of the deciduous shrub, keeps the romance going on into summer.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Invasive vines such as porcelain berry, bittersweet and sweet autumn clematis should be removed now before they grow robust and set more seed.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2021

The cutting banks are tangled with acacia trees and wild clematis.

From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019

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