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noun
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
Compare traveler's-joy, virgin's-bower.
Origin:
1545–55; < Latin < Greek klēmatís name of several climbing plants
1545–55; < Latin < Greek klēmatís name of several climbing plants
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Clematis
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| clematis (ˈklɛmətɪs, kləˈmeɪtɪs) | |
| —n | |
| See also traveller's joy 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 | |
| [C16: from Latin, from Greek klēmatis climbing plant, brushwood, from klēma twig] | |
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clematis
1551, from L. Clematis, from Gk. klematis, name of some kind of climbing or trailing plant (probably the periwinkle), from klema "vine-branch."
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