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clematis |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: clematis n : any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
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