Clematis \Clem"a*tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? brushwood, also (from its long, lithe branches) clematis. fr. ? twig, shoot, fr. ? 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)