spiderflower

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spiderflower - any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowerscleomegenus 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