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

Example Sentences

“I purchased a ton of her clematis seeds.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 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

You can also try perennials such as the marsh marigold, Lily of the valley, astilbe, clematis, primrose, pansy and lamb’s ear.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2014

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