- clematises
- clem·a·tis || 'klemətɪs n. type of climbing plant
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
clematises
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old-man's beard — noun Date: 1742 1. any of several clematises (especially Clematis vitalba) having plumose styles 2. a greenish gray pendulous lichen (Usnea barbata) growing on trees … New Collegiate Dictionary
virgin's bower — noun Date: circa 1597 any of several usually small flowered and climbing clematises (especially Clematis virginiana) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Clematis — For the township in Australia, see Clematis, Victoria. Clematis Clematis Nelly Moser Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Clematis × jackmanii — Clematis Jackmanii Clematis × jackmanii is the first of the modern hybrid large flowered clematises of gardens. It is a climber with large violet purple blooms, still among the most familiar climbers seen in gardens. It was produced from crosses… … Wikipedia
clematis — [[t]kle̱mətɪs[/t]] N VAR (The plural form can be clematis or clematises.) A clematis is a type of flowering shrub which can be grown to climb up walls or fences. There are many different varieties of clematis … English dictionary
clematis — UK [ˈklemətɪs] / US / UK [kləˈmeɪtɪs] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms clematis : singular clematis plural clematises a plant that grows up walls, fences etc and has large flat flowers … English dictionary
old-man's-beard — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several clematises: as a. : an American virgin s bower (Clematis virginiana) b. : a European traveler s joy (C. vitalba) 2. a … Useful english dictionary
white clematis — noun : any of several clematises; especially : a white flowered clematis (Clematis ligusticifolium) of western No. America … Useful english dictionary
