Noun: cleome klee'ow-mee
- Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
"cleome attracts butterflies to the garden";
- spiderflower
- Tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs
- genus Cleome
Derived forms: cleomes
Type of: dilleniid dicot genus, herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: caper family, Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae
Encyclopedia: Cleome