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tradescantia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌtɹædɪˈskænti.ə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Tradescantia of spiderworts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

spiderworts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Tradescantia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Tradescantia

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tradescantia — Translations
  • Ido: tradeskancio — Translations
  • Russian: традеска́нция (tradeskáncija) — Translations