Clematis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clematis \Clem"a*tis\ (kl[e^]m"[.a]*t[i^]s), 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.]
     (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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clematis
       n : any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus
           Clematis usually having showy flowers