Crossword clues for spiderwort
spiderwort
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.
Wiktionary
n. A perennial plant of the ''Tradescantia'' genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.
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.