New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spider plant — ► NOUN ▪ a plant of the lily family having long narrow leaves with a central yellow stripe, popular as a house plant … English terms dictionary
spider plant — spider ,plant noun count a plant with a lot of long flat narrow leaves with STRIPES that people sometimes grow in their houses … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spider plant — n. 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 … English World dictionary
spider plant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms spider plant : singular spider plant plural spider plants a plant with a lot of long flat narrow leaves with stripes that people sometimes grow in their houses … English dictionary
Spider-Plant Man — Человек Мухоловка Spider Plant Man Жанр комедия, боевик, мелодрама, кинопародия В главных ролях Роуэн Аткинсон Джим Бродбент Маккензи Крук Ник Фрост … Википедия
Spider-Plant Man — Infobox Film name = Spider Plant Man starring = Rowan Atkinson Jim Broadbent Mackenzie Crook Nick Frost Simon Pegg Tony Robinson Rachel Stevens released = flagicon|UK 12 March, 2005 runtime = 14 min. country = flagicon|UK United Kingdom language … Wikipedia
spider plant — /ˈspaɪdə plænt/ (say spuyduh plant) noun a plant with long leaves with white stripes, Chlorophytum comosum, which develops small plants along its stems. Also, ribbon plant. {from the resemblance of the small developing plant to a spider} …
spider plant — noun native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long lasting spider shaped white to pink purple flowers • Syn: ↑spider flower, ↑Cleome hassleriana • Hypernyms: ↑spiderflower, ↑cleome * * * noun, pl ⋯… … Useful english dictionary
spider plant — 1. Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant. 2. cleome. [1850 55] * * * African… … Universalium
spider plant — noun a plant of the lily family having long, narrow leaves with a central yellow stripe, native to southern Africa and popular as a house plant. [Chlorophytum comosum.] … English new terms dictionary
spider plant — spi′der plant n. pln a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to S Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers: widely cultivated as a houseplant • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
