clematis

/ˈklɛmədəs/

Other forms: clematises

Definitions of clematis

1. noun

   any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
   types:

   Clematis baldwinii, Viorna baldwinii, pine hyacinth

   erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers

   Clematis crispa, blue jasmine, blue jessamine, curly clematis, marsh clematis

   climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers

   Clematis lasiantha, pipestem clematis

   clematis of California

   Clematis ochreleuca, curly-heads

   shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage

   Clematis tangutica, golden clematis

   Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers

   Clematis texensis, scarlet clematis

   woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers

   Clematis versicolor, leather flower

   woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals

   Clematis viorna, leather flower, vase vine, vase-fine

   scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals

   Clematis virginiana, devil's darning needle, old man's beard, virgin's bower

   common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers

   Clematis vitalba, old man's beard, traveler's joy, traveller's joy

   vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn

   Clematis verticillaris, mountain clematis, purple clematis, purple virgin's bower

   climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers

   type of:

   vine

   a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

   climber

   a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants