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noun
Any flowering plant in the genus Cleome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Cleome
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus
noun
any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spiderflower
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: spider flower, spider plant, Cleome hassleriana, Rocky Mountain bee plant, stinking clover, Cleome serrulata
History
From the genus name.
