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clematis

/ˈklɛmətɪs/UK/kləˈma.tɪs/

clematis noun: any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.

clematis: any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones
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Noun

clematis (plural clematises or clematis)

  1. Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
    • He came slowly up to the open door, which was all hung round with clematis and roses; and then peeped in, half afraid.1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
    • Noiselessly she laid the clematis and wattle on her bed, then stood near the covered face, and, looking down at her untied bootlaces, sighed an impatient sigh always well known and understood by this now unresponsive father.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 127

Proper noun capitalized: Clematis

Clematis

  1. A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia

clematis meaning in Arabic, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

clematis in Arabic

any plant of the genus Clematis
ظَيَّان ẓayyān

clematis in Indonesian

any plant of the genus Clematis
kerisih

clematis in Thai

any plant of the genus Clematis
พวงแก้วกุดั่น puuang-gɛ̂ɛo-gù-dàn

clematis in Vietnamese

any plant of the genus Clematis
hoa ông lão

Forms of clematis

pluralclematises
pluralclematis

Origin of clematis

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

Questions about clematis

What does clematis mean?
Clematis means any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
What is clematis in Arabic?
Clematis in Arabic is ظَيَّان (ẓayyān). See Clematis meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is clematis?
Clematis can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce clematis?
Clematis is pronounced /ˈklɛmətɪs/.
What is the plural of clematis?
The plural of clematis is clematises.

Words near clematis in the dictionary

  1. Clelia
  2. Clelland
  3. Clellands
  4. clem
  5. clemastine
  6. clematis
  7. clematises
  8. Clemen
  9. clemence
  10. Clemenceau
  11. Clemences

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