单词 | clematis |
释义 | clematis, Gardening Plantsclem·a·tis /ˈklemətɪs, klɪˈmeɪtɪs/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] HBPDLGa plant that attaches itself to trees, buildings, fences etc as it grows, and that has white or coloured flowers 铁线莲〔一种开白色或彩色花的攀缘植物〕 →5 see picture at 见图 flower1 Examples from the Corpus clematis• Keep away from jasmine, already thick in flower bud, and clematis, however untidy.• Serpentine layering Climbers such as clematis, jasmine, wisteria and honeysuckle root wherever their long pliable stems touch the soil.• A mass of flowers covered the house, a pink climbing rose and a creamy clematis.• Well-established clematis plants develop a large root system that takes up a great deal of water.• It has been replaced with trellis which is planted with variegated euonymus, five clematis, a climbing rose and evergreen honeysuckles.• Brushing aside looping clematis, she poised to run but her head smacked full-tilt on a wall of spiderglass.• The first impression is of pink phlox, purple loosestrife, clematis, pelargoniums, roses and day lilies.• Oil tanks hide behind pampas grasses and dried-up clematis. (1500-1600) Latin Greek klematis “small dead branches, clematis”, from klema “small branch” |
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