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SPIDERFLOWER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
Synonyms:
cleome; spiderflower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spiderflower" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spiderflower"):
Cleome hassleriana; spider flower; spider plant (native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers)
Cleome serrulata; Rocky Mountain bee plant; stinking clover (plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental)
Holonyms ("spiderflower" is a member of...):
Cleome; genus Cleome (tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs)
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