Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Clematis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clematis \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clematis
n : any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus
Clematis usually having showy flowers
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