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spider flower

DEFINITIONS OF: spider flower

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n native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers

Synonyms:
Cleome hassleriana, spider plant
Type of:
cleome, spiderflower
any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
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