- spiderwort
- noun Date: 1629 any of a genus (Tradescantia of the family Commelinaceae, the spiderwort family) of American monocotyledonous plants with ephemeral often blue or violet flowers
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spiderwort — [spī′dərwʉrt΄] n. any of a genus (Tradescantia) of fleshy perennial plants of the spiderwort family, having grasslike leaves and showy purplish, white, or pink flowers adj. designating a family (Commelinaceae, order Commelinales) of… … English World dictionary
Spiderwort — Spi der*wort , n. (Bot.) An American endogenous plant ({Tradescantia Virginica}), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spiderwort — /spuy deuhr werrt , wawrt /, n. 1. any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose colored flowers. 2. any of several related plants. [1590 1600; SPIDER + WORT2] * * * Any of 20 or more erect to trailing, weak stemmed herbs… … Universalium
spiderwort — šiaudenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Šiaudeniniai – Asphodelaceae Juss. atitikmenys: lot. Anthericum angl. antheric; anthericum; spiderwort vok. Graslilie rus. венечник lenk. pajęcznica … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
spiderwort — tradeskantė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Komelininiai – Commelinaceae Mirb. atitikmenys: lot. Tradescantia angl. spiderwort vok. Dreimasterblume; Tradescantie rus. традесканция lenk. trzykrotka … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
spiderwort — brazilinė tradeskantė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Tradescantia fluminensis angl. spiderwort; spidy Jenny; wandering jew vok. Rio Tradescantie rus. традесканция миртолистная; традесканция приречная lenk. trzykrotka wężykowata;… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
spiderwort family — noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts • Syn: ↑Commelinaceae, ↑family Commelinaceae • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xyridales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spiderwort — noun A perennial plant of the Tradescantia genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow … Wiktionary
Spiderwort — Tradescantia (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
spiderwort — noun an American plant whose flowers bear long hairy stamens. [Tradescantia virginiana (N. America) and related species.] … English new terms dictionary
