spi·der·wort (sp  d r-wûrt , -wôrt)n. Any of various New World herbs of the genus Tradescantia, especially T. virginiana, having three-petaled blue or purple flowers with six hairy stamens. [Probably from its thin, hairy stamens.] |
spiderwort [ˈspaɪdəˌwɜːt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants of the American genus Tradescantia, esp T. virginiana, having blue, purplish, or pink flowers and widely grown as house plants: family Commelinaceae See also tradescantia
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar or related plants
[so called because of the spidery shape of its stamens]
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| Noun | 1. |  spiderwort - any plant of the family Commelinaceaeherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Commelinaceae, family Commelinaceae, spiderwort family - large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts Paradisea liliastrum, St.-Bruno's-lily - a variety of spiderwort |
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