cleome

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noun

Any flowering plant in the genus Cleome.

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spiderflower
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Meanings

nouncleome (plural cleomes)

plural cleomes

  1. biologyAny flowering plant in the genus Cleome.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers

Similar
spiderflower
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualCleome
  2. translingualCleome
  3. Englishcleome

Borrowed from Translingual Cleome.

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Translations

Esperanto kleomo
  • kleomoCleome-genus flower
French cléome
  • cléomeCleome-genus flower
Greek κλεόμη
  • κλεόμη (kleómi)Cleome-genus flower
Russian клео́ме, клео́ма
  • клео́ме (kleóme)Cleome-genus flower
  • клео́ма (kleóma)Cleome-genus flower
Ukrainian клео́ма
  • клео́ма (kleóma)Cleome-genus flower
Cite this entry
APA

cleome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleome

MLA

“cleome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleome.

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