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cleistogamic |
cleistogamous |
cleistogamy |
cleistothecium |
clem |
clematis
| clematis baldwinii
| clematis crispa
| clematis lasiantha
| clematis ochreleuca
| clematis tangutica
clematis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun clematis has 1 sense
- clematis(n = noun.plant) Array - any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers; Array is a member of genus clematis
has particulars: clematis baldwinii, pine hyacinth, viorna baldwinii, blue jasmine, blue jessamine, clematis crispa, curly clematis, marsh clematis, clematis lasiantha, pipestem clematis, clematis ochreleuca, curly-heads, clematis tangutica, golden clematis, clematis texensis, scarlet clematis, clematis versicolor, leather flower, clematis viorna, leather flower, vase vine, vase-fine, clematis virginiana, devil's darning needle, old man's beard, virgin's bower, clematis vitalba, old man's beard, traveler's joy, traveller's joy, clematis verticillaris, mountain clematis, purple clematis, purple virgin's bower
is a kind of vine, climber
CIDE DICTIONARY
clematis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. klhmati`s brushwood, also (from its long, lithe branches) clematis. fr. klh^ma twig, shoot, fr. kla^n to break off.].
A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in the fruit; -- called also virgin's bower . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
clematis, n. any erect or climbing plant of the genus Clematis, bearing white, pink, or purple flowers and feathery seeds, e.g. old man's beard.
Etymology
L f. Gk klematis f. klema vine branch
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