any of various house plants, esp Chlorophytum elatum
chlorophytum
spider plant in American English
an African plant (Chlorophytum comosum) of the lily family, with long, narrow leaves often streaked with white and long runners with small, white flowers that develop into new plants: often used as a houseplant
Examples of 'spider plant' in a sentence
spider plant
Still, she remained where she was for the moment, rearranging the spider plant that tumbled from a big blue pot beside the telephone table.