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tradescantia
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tradescantia [ˌtrædɛsˈkænʃɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the American genus Tradescantia, widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae See also wandering Jew, spiderwort
[New Latin, named after John Tradescant (1570-1638), English botanist and gardener]
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Noun1.tradescantia - spiderwortsTradescantia - spiderworts                          
genus Tradescantia
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Commelinaceae, family Commelinaceae, spiderwort family - large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
Translations
tradescantia [ˌtrædəsˈkæntɪə] N → tradescantia f
tradescantia
n (Pflanze) → Tradeskantie f
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