spider plant

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spi′der plant′, 

1. Plant Biology 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. Plant Biology cleome.
• 1850–55

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spider plant noun

1. any of various house plants, esp Chlorophytum elatum