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cleome

cleome

9.9
A garden plant with flowers that look like spiders and a strong smell
  • noun
  • /ˈkliːoʊm/
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • It comes in different colors: purples, blue hues, reds, light lime greens, and different sizes... it is a lot like cleome (which Proven Winners had at GWA in Tucson, a very nice new cleome that was compact with smaller size flowers).

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  • The cleome in her garden attracts many butterflies with its bright, showy flowers.

  • She decided to plant cleome because its spider-shaped blooms add a unique touch to her flower bed.

  • For a vibrant garden, consider using cleome, which produces tall stems adorned with colorful blooms.

Synonyms

spiderflower
vscleome
9.9

A garden plant with bright, spider-like flowers and a strong smell

has identical meaning but is an alternative name for the same plant

Compounds

Cleome hassleriana
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall garden plant with long stems and spider-like flowers

Cleome pinnata
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with blue-green leaves and tall yellow flower spikes that lives many years and grows in dry places

Cleome serrulata
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from western North America with three-part leaves and pink or white spider-shaped flowers

Surface Forms

cleome singular
cleomes plural

Etymology

The word cleome comes from an old Greek name for a plant and was kept by botanists as the Latin name for the genus. So, cleome today names the garden plant with showy, 'spider-like' flowers and a strong scent.