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SPIDERWORT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spiderwort mean?
• SPIDERWORT (noun)
The noun SPIDERWORT has 1 sense:
1. any plant of the family Commelinaceae
Familiarity information: SPIDERWORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the family Commelinaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dayflower; spiderwort
Hypernyms ("spiderwort" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spiderwort"):
Paradisea liliastrum; St.-Bruno's-lily (a variety of spiderwort)
Holonyms ("spiderwort" is a member of...):
Commelinaceae; family Commelinaceae; spiderwort family (large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts)
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