clematis的词源

英文词源

Clematis (n.)

plant genus, 1550s, "periwinkle," from Latin Clematis, from Greek klematis, in Dioscorides as the name of a climbing or trailing plant (OED says probably the periwinkle) with long and lithe branches, diminutive of klema "vine-branch, shoot or twig broken off" (for grafting), from klan "to break" (see clastic).

中文词源

clematis：铁线莲

一种藤蔓植物。来自PIE*kel,砍，劈，词源同clone,gladiator.原指剪成小段的树枝，枝条， 因该植物插扦成活。

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