Definitions for: Clematis


[n] any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers



Webster (1913) Definition: Clem"a*tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? brushwood, also (from
its long, lithe branches) clematis. fr. ? twig, shoot, fr. ?
to break off.] (Bot.)
A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly
climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in
the fruit; -- called also virgin's bower.

See Also: blue jasmine, blue jessamine, Clematis baldwinii, Clematis crispa, Clematis lasiantha, Clematis ochreleuca, Clematis tangutica, Clematis texensis, Clematis versicolor, Clematis verticillaris, Clematis viorna, Clematis virginiana, Clematis vitalba, curly clematis, curly-heads, devil's darning needle, genus Clematis, golden clematis, leather flower, marsh clematis, mountain clematis, old man's beard, pine hyacinth, pipestem clematis, purple clematis, purple virgin's bower, scarlet clematis, traveler's joy, traveller's joy, vase vine, vase-fine, vine, Viorna baldwinii, virgin's bower

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