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Noun: spider plant  spI-dur plãnt
  1. Native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers
    "spider plants swayed gracefully in the summer breeze";
    - spider flower, Cleome hassleriana

Derived forms: spider plants

Type of: cleome, spiderflower

Encyclopedia: Spider plant