spider flower

noun

Any of various plants of the genus Cleome.

Similar
spider plantCleome hassleriana
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Meanings

nounspider flower (plural spider flowers)

plural spider flowers

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Cleome.
  2. Any of various Australian plants within the genus Grevillea.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnative to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers

Similar
spider plantCleome hassleriana
Broader
spiderflowercleome
Also see
grevilleaspider plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

spider flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20flower

MLA

“spider flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20flower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spider flower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20flower.

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