cleome (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *cleome / Cleome*:
NOUN	plant	cleome, spiderflower	any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
plant	Cleome, genus Cleome	tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs

English > *cleome*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers.
Synonym	spiderflower
Member of	genus Cleome, Cleome	Tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs
Narrower	Rocky Mountain bee plant, stinking clover, Cleome serrulata	plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers
Narrower	spider flower, spider plant, Cleome hassleriana	Native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	cleome
Catalan	cleome

English > *Cleome*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs.
Synonym	genus Cleome
Member of	Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae, caper family	A dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes
Members	spiderflower, cleome	Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
Broader	dilleniid dicot genus	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanish	genus cleome
Catalan	genus cleome

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