mountain clematis
- noun
- US
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clemátide de montaña
- We spotted a wild mountain clematis climbing over the fence near the hiking trail.
Examples
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Gardeners often plant mountain clematis for its striking purplish-blue flowers and vigorous growth.
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The mountain clematis blooms beautifully along the forest edges every spring.
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The mountain clematis blooms beautifully in spring.
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I love the mountain clematis in my garden.
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Gardeners often plant mountain clematis for its striking purplish-blue flowers and vigorous growth.
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The mountain clematis blooms beautifully along the forest edges every spring.
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We spotted a wild mountain clematis climbing over the fence near the hiking trail.
Synonyms
A climbing plant with waxy purple-blue flowers that grows on fences
A climbing plant with purple flowers that grows on fences or walls
A climbing plant from northeastern North America with waxy purplish-blue flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'mountain' specifies the type or habitat of the plant 'clematis'; its meaning (a clematis associated with mountains) follows directly from the constituent meanings. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows regular English modification, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Mountain clematis comes from a simple picture: mountain shows where the plant often grows and clematis is an old word for a 'climbing vine', so the name tells you it is a climbing plant with purplish-blue flowers.
