clematis C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈklɛmətɪs/ UK /kləˈma.tɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #118366 Meanings 1 noun a plant of a large genus of mostly climbing vines grown for their conspicuous flowers and feathery seed heads Purple clematis climbed over the garden wall and flowered in early summer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a plant of a large genus of... traveller's joyvirgin's bower Word family Derived forms clematises Related forms vinelianabuttercup family Etymology From Latin clematis, from Greek klematis, 'climbing plant,' derived from klema, 'vine shoot or branch.' The botanical genus preserves the old association with twining growth. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # clematis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklɛmətɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /kləˈma.tɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 118366 ## Meanings 1. a plant of a large genus of mostly climbing vines grown for their conspicuous flowers and feathery seed heads ## Examples - Purple clematis climbed over the garden wall and flowered in early summer. ## Synonyms - traveller's joy - virgin's bower ## Derived Forms - clematises ## Related Forms - vine - liana - buttercup family ## Etymology From Latin clematis, from Greek klematis, 'climbing plant,' derived from klema, 'vine shoot or branch.' The botanical genus preserves the old association with twining growth. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown