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Spiderwort

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.

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spiderwort

n. A perennial plant of the ''Tradescantia'' genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.

WordNet
spiderwort

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.