cleome

[ klee-oh-mee ]

/ kliˈoʊ mi /

noun

any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.

Also called spider plant.

Origin of cleome

<New Latin (Linnaeus), of uncertain origin

Words nearby cleome

Clendinnen, Cleo, Cleobulus, Cleocin, cleoid, cleome, Cleomenes III, Cleon, Cleopatra, Cleopatra's Needle, CLEP

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Example sentences from the Web for cleome

Its therapeutic properties are identical with those of the Cleome viscosa.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
For this purpose they often use the dry, brittle stalks of the common bee weed (Cleome pungens).
Navaho Houses, pages 469-518|Cosmos Mindeleff
The Malope grandiflora and the Cleome are fine tall annuals.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy|Catherine Esther Beecher
There are several kinds of Cleomella, resembling Cleome, except that the pods are different.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers|Margaret Armstrong

British Dictionary definitions for cleome

cleome

/ (klɪˈəʊmɪ) /

noun

any herbaceous or shrubby plant of the mostly tropical capparidaceous genus Cleome, esp C. spinosa, cultivated for their clusters of white or purplish flowers with long stamens

Word Origin for cleome

C19: New Latin, of obscure origin

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单词	cleome
释义	cleome [ klee-oh-mee ] / kliˈoʊ mi / noun any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers. Also called spider plant. Origin of cleome <New Latin (Linnaeus), of uncertain origin Words nearby cleome Clendinnen, Cleo, Cleobulus, Cleocin, cleoid, cleome, Cleomenes III, Cleon, Cleopatra, Cleopatra's Needle, CLEP Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cleome Its therapeutic properties are identical with those of the Cleome viscosa. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera For this purpose they often use the dry, brittle stalks of the common bee weed (Cleome pungens). Navaho Houses, pages 469-518\|Cosmos Mindeleff The Malope grandiflora and the Cleome are fine tall annuals. A Treatise on Domestic Economy\|Catherine Esther Beecher There are several kinds of Cleomella, resembling Cleome, except that the pods are different. Field Book of Western Wild Flowers\|Margaret Armstrong British Dictionary definitions for cleome cleome / (klɪˈəʊmɪ) / noun any herbaceous or shrubby plant of the mostly tropical capparidaceous genus Cleome, esp C. spinosa, cultivated for their clusters of white or purplish flowers with long stamens Word Origin for cleome C19: New Latin, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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