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cleome
cle·o·me C0401200 (klē-ō′mē)n. Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome, native chiefly to warm regions and including several ornamentals. Also called spider flower.
[New Latin Cleome, genus name, coined by Carolus Linnaeus (perhaps with reference to the resemblance of the racemes and siliques of cleomes to those of mustards) from Late Latin cleoma, hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) or a related species, probably of Greek origin and perhaps ultimately (with reference to the traditional use of hedge mustard by singers and orators as a remedy for sore throat) from Greek kleos, fame, glory, or kleiein, to tell of, make famous; see Clio.]cleome (klɪˈəʊmɪ) n (Plants) 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[C19: New Latin, of obscure origin]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cleome - any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowersspiderflowergenus Cleome, Cleome - tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubsCleome hassleriana, spider flower, spider plant - native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowersCleome serrulata, Rocky Mountain bee plant, stinking clover - plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamentalherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests | | 2. | Cleome - tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubsgenus Cleomedilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbscaper family, Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae - a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisiacleome, spiderflower - any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers |
Cleome
Cleome a genus of plants of the family Capparidaceae (sometimes separated as the family Cleomaceae). They are subshrubs or annual and perennial herbs. They are generally glandularpubescent. The leaves are alternate, simple, or ternate. The flowers are in racemes; the perianth is four-membered. There are between four and six stamens. The fruit is pod-shaped. There are approximately 150 species, distributed primarily in the tropics and subtropics. In the USSR there are approximately ten species, found in Middle Asia, the Caucasus, and southern European USSR. They grow on arid slopes and in coarse gravels. The most widespread species is Cleome ornithopodioides, whose seeds can be used as a substitute for mustard. cleome
Related to cleome: Cleome hasslerianaSynonyms for cleomenoun any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowersSynonymsRelated Words- genus Cleome
- Cleome
- Cleome hassleriana
- spider flower
- spider plant
- Cleome serrulata
- Rocky Mountain bee plant
- stinking clover
- herb
- herbaceous plant
noun tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubsSynonymsRelated Words- dilleniid dicot genus
- caper family
- Capparidaceae
- family Capparidaceae
- cleome
- spiderflower
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