English Explanatory Dictionary

clematis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
name
  1. A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia

Pronunciation

klĕ′-mə-tĭs /ˈklɛmətɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-clematis.wav klə-mă′-tĭs /kləˈma.tɪs/ /kləˈmæ.tɪs/

Word forms

clematis clematises

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Clematis, from Latin clēmatis, from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλῆμα (klêma, “vine, branch with vines”).

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