noun
native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers
• Syn: ↑spider flower, ↑Cleome hassleriana
• Hypernyms: ↑spiderflower, ↑cleome
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noun, pl ⋯ plants [count]
: a plant that is often grown in people's houses and that has long narrow leaves and stems which produce smaller plants at the end
Useful english dictionary. 2012.