What is "spider plant"

n. A green and white variegated evergreen perennial plant, ((taxlink Chlorophytum comosum species noshow=1)), grown as a houseplant

n. native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers [syn: spider flower, Cleome hassleriana]

Spider plant is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Chlorophytum comosum, the commonly cultivated houseplant
• Saxifraga flagellaris, also known as whiplash saxifrage
• Cleome species.