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Definition of Cleome
1. Noun. Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers.
Exact synonyms: Spiderflower
Group relationships: Genus Cleome
Specialized synonyms: Cleome Hassleriana, Spider Flower, Spider Plant, Cleome Serrulata, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stinking Clover
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Cleome
Specialized synonyms: Cleome Hassleriana, Spider Flower, Spider Plant, Cleome Serrulata, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stinking Clover
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
2. Noun. Tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs.
Exact synonyms: Genus Cleome
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caper Family, Capparidaceae, Family Capparidaceae
Member holonyms: Spiderflower
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caper Family, Capparidaceae, Family Capparidaceae
Member holonyms: Spiderflower
Definition of Cleome
1. a tropical plant [n -S]