Clēm'a-tĭs, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [N. Lat. clematis, from Gr. κληματίς, from the long, lithe branches, from κλῆμα, twig, shoot, from κλάω, I break off.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants, of many species:—called also virgin's bower. Loudon.