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
family Commelinaceae — noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts • Syn: ↑Commelinaceae, ↑spiderwort family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xyridales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — /ˈspaɪdəwɜt/ (say spuyduhwert) noun 1. any plant of the genus Tradescantia, comprising perennial herbs with blue , purple , or rose coloured flowers. 2. any plant of the same family (Commelinaceae). {spider + wort2} …
liliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑monocot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot family, ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncaceae … Useful english dictionary
monocot family — noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑liliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot family, ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncace … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family C — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Cabombaceae * Brasenia schreberi watershield Cactaceae * Escobaria vivipara foxtail pincushion cactus *… … Wikipedia
List of monocotyledons of Montana — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Broad Leaf Cattail There are at least 615 species of Monocotyledons found in Montana … Wikipedia
Commelinales — ▪ plant order the spiderwort and pickerelweed order of flowering plants, comprising more than 800 species of mostly tropical and subtropical herbs (spice and herb) in five families: Commelinaceae, Pontederiaceae, Haemodoraceae, Philydraceae, and … Universalium
