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Any plant of the family Commelinaceae
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spiderwort
Word definitions for spiderwort in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A perennial plant of the ''Tradescantia'' genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spiderwort \Spi"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.) An American endogenous plant ( Tradescantia Virginica ), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any plant of the family Commelinaceae [syn: dayflower ]
Usage examples of spiderwort.
They still bear his name: the white Michaelmas daisy, aster tradescantii, and the spiderwort, Tradescantia Virginia.
Barnes picks a handful of spiderwort and puts it on the bare mound of earth.
I got a nasty concoction of monkshood and spiderwort all over their nice dress clothes.
On close inspection of the grass, however, she could identify multi-colored phloxes and spiderworts, intermixed with shooting stars and violets.
They still bear his name: the white Michaelmas daisy, aster tradescantii, and the spiderwort, Tradescantia Virginia.
Maybe, he thought with a smile, this was some common, humble plant he tendeddandelion or catnip or spiderwort.