cleome

Noun

Meaning

tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs

any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

spiderflower genus Cleome

Hypernyms

herb dilleniid dicot genus herbaceous plant

Hyponyms

spider plant spider flower Cleome hassleriana Cleome serrulata Rocky Mountain bee plant stinking clover

Examples

One group, consisting of Cleome and related genera, was traditionally included in the Capparaceae but doing so results in a paraphyletic Capparaceae. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cleobury Mortimer Cleobury North cleomaceous Cleome hassleriana Cleome pinnata Cleome serrulata