spider flower

Thân thiện

A spider flower blooms in a sunny garden.

Definition

Noun: 1. A flowering plant: A plant (Cleome hassleriana, syn. Tithonia diversifolia) native to South America but now established in warm regions of the United States. It is cultivated for its distinctive, long-lasting flowers that have long, protruding stamens resembling a spider's legs. The flowers range in color from white to pink to purple.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The garden was bright with spider flowers in full bloom.
  • She planted spider flowers along the fence for a splash of summer color.
  • The spider flower gets its common name from the unique shape of its blossoms.

Advanced Usage

• As a common name: "Spider flower" is a common name that can refer to different plants in the genus (like ) and related species, all sharing the characteristic spidery bloom shape. The specific definition provided refers to .

Variants and Related Words

• Cleome (n): The botanical genus name for spider flowers and related plants.
• Spider plant (n): A different, unrelated common houseplant () with long, thin leaves that resemble spider legs. This is a distinct plant from the "spider flower."

Synonyms

• Cleome (using the genus name)
• Grandfather's whiskers (a less common common name for similar plants in the genus)

Related Terms

• Annual (n): The spider flower is typically grown as an annual plant in temperate climates, meaning it completes its life cycle in one growing season.
• Stamen (n): The pollen-producing part of a flower. The long, prominent stamens are the feature that give the spider flower its name.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spider plant
• Cleome hassleriana