Cleome Definition

klē-ōmē
noun
Any of a large genus (Cleome) of mostly tropical plants of the caper family, with white, pink, yellow, green, or purple flowers having stalked petals and long stamens; spider flower.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • spiderflower
  • genus Cleome
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Cleomaceae — some flowering plants, some called spider plants.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cleome

  • New Latin Cleome genus name

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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