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Clematis
Clem′a-tis
(klĕm′ȧ-tĭs)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κληματίσ
brushwood, also (from its long, lithe branches) clematis. fr. κλῆμα
twig, shoot, fr. κλᾶν
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
. Definition 2024
Clematis
clematis
clematis
See also: Clematis
English
Noun
clematis (plural clematises or clematis)
- (botany) Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
Translations
any plant of the genus Clematis
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís).
Noun
clēmatis f (genitive clēmatidis); third declension
- the name of various climbing plants
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clēmatis | clēmatidēs |
| genitive | clēmatidis | clēmatidum |
| dative | clēmatidī | clēmatidibus |
| accusative | clēmatidem | clēmatidēs |
| ablative | clēmatide | clēmatidibus |
| vocative | clēmatis | clēmatidēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Clematis
References
- clematis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “clematis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.