Meanings
clematis1
plural clematises
- biologyAny 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.
1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby2 more examples
Noiselessly she laid the clematis and wattle on her bed, then stood near the covered face, and, looking down at her untied bootlaces, sighed an impatient sigh always well known and understood by this now unresponsive father.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 127Jim is a nurseryman, specialising in clematis, and he has built up a business exporting 150 varieties to countries all over the world.
1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 379
Clematis2
Origin
- Ancient Greekκληματίς
- Latinclēmatis
- translingualClematis
- Englishclematis
Borrowed from translingual Clematis, from Latin clēmatis, from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλῆμα (klêma, “vine, branch with vines”).
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Arabic ظَيَّان
- ظَيَّان (ẓayyān)any plant of the genus Clematis
Bulgarian повет, клематис
- повет (povet)any plant of the genus Clematis
- клематис (klematis)any plant of the genus Clematis
Chinese Mandarin 鐵線蓮 /铁线莲
- 鐵線蓮 /铁线莲 (tiěxiànlián)any plant of the genus Clematis
Czech plamének
- plaménekany plant of the genus Clematis
Danish skovranke
- skovrankeany plant of the genus Clematis
Dutch clematis
- clematisany plant of the genus Clematis
Esperanto klemato
- klematoany plant of the genus Clematis
Estonian elulõng
- elulõngany plant of the genus Clematis
Finnish kärhö
- kärhöany plant of the genus Clematis
French clématite
- clématiteany plant of the genus Clematis
German Waldrebe
- Waldrebeany plant of the genus Clematis
Greek κληματίδα
- κληματίδα (klimatída)any plant of the genus Clematis
Hungarian iszalag
- iszalagany plant of the genus Clematis
Indonesian kerisih
- kerisihany plant of the genus Clematis
Irish cleimeatas
- cleimeatasany plant of the genus Clematis
Italian clematide
- clematideany plant of the genus Clematis
Lithuanian raganė
- raganėany plant of the genus Clematis
Māori puatororaro
- puatororaroany plant of the genus Clematis
Norwegian Bokmål klematis
- klematisany plant of the genus Clematis
Polish powojnik
- powojnikany plant of the genus Clematis
Portuguese clematite
- clematiteany plant of the genus Clematis
Romanian clematită
- clematităany plant of the genus Clematis
Russian ломоно́с, клема́тис
- ломоно́с (lomonós)any plant of the genus Clematis
- клема́тис (klemátis)any plant of the genus Clematis
- борода́вник (borodávnik)any plant of the genus Clematis
- жигунец (žigunec)any plant of the genus Clematis
Spanish clemátide
- clemátideany plant of the genus Clematis
Swedish klematis, clematis
- klematisany plant of the genus Clematis
- clematisany plant of the genus Clematis
- skogsrevaany plant of the genus Clematis
Thai พวงแก้วกุดั่น
- พวงแก้วกุดั่น (puuang-gɛ̂ɛo-gù-dàn)any plant of the genus Clematis
Turkish akasma
- akasmaany plant of the genus Clematis
Ukrainian ломиніс
- ломиніс (lomynis)any plant of the genus Clematis
Vietnamese hoa ông lão
- hoa ông lãoany plant of the genus Clematis
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clematis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clematis
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