CLEMATIS


Meaning of CLEMATIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkle-mə-təs; kli-ˈma-təs, -ˈmā-, -ˈmä- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, from Greek klēmatis brushwood, clematis, from klēmat-, klēma twig, from klan to break — more at clast

Date: 1578

: any of a genus ( Clematis ) of vines or herbs of the buttercup family often having three leaflets on each leaf and usually white, red, pink, or purple flowers

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