clēmătis, ĭdis, f., = κληματίς,
the name of various climbing plants , as Vinca minor, Linn., etc.; Plin. 24, 10, 49, § 84; 24, 15, 88, § 138; 24, 15, 89, § 139; and 24, 15, 90, § 141.
·noun A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly climbers, having feathery styles, which g...
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