clematis
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clematis¹
- /ˈklɛmətɪs/
- /kləˈma.tɪs/ UK
- /kləˈmæ.tɪs/ US
Rhymes with -ɛmətɪs, -atɪs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from translingual Clematis, from Latin clēmatis, from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλῆμα (klêma, “vine, branch with vines”).
noun clematises · clematis
- Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones. He came slowly up to the open door, which was all hung round with clematis and roses; and then peeped in, half afraid.
Clematis²
proper noun
- A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia
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noun any plant of the genus Clematis
| Español | clemátide |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鐵線蓮 /铁线莲 tiěxiànlián |
| Português | clematite |
| Français | clématite |
| Deutsch | Waldrebe |
| Italiano | clematide |
| Ελληνικά | κληματίδα klimatída |
| Română | clematită |
| Русский | ломоно́с lomonós, клема́тис klemátis, борода́вник borodávnik, жигунец žigunec |
| Tiếng Việt | hoa ông lão |
| العربية | ظَيَّان ẓayyān |
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