leather flower

/ˌlɛðər ˌflaʊər/
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Other forms: leather flowers

Definitions of leather flower
  1. noun
    scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals
    synonyms: Clematis viorna, vase vine, vase-fine
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    type of:
    clematis
    any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
  2. noun
    woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals
    synonyms: Clematis versicolor
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    type of:
    clematis
    any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
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