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Noun: spiderflower
  1. Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
    - cleome
Noun: spider flower
  1. Native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers
    - spider plant, Cleome hassleriana

Derived forms: spiderflowers, spider flowers

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Cleome, genus Cleome

Encyclopedia: Spiderflower

Spider flower