1. 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, spider plant, Cleome hassleriana]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spider plant
n 1: 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, spider
plant, Cleome hassleriana]