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spider flower

Syllabification: (spi·der flow·er)
Definition of spider flower

noun

  • a plant with clusters of flowers that have long protruding stamens or styles, giving the flower head a spiderlike appearance.
    • a South American plant (genus Cleome, family Capparidaceae, in particular C. hassleriana). an Australian grevillea.

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