SPIDERWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spiderwort mean? 

• SPIDERWORT (noun)
  The noun SPIDERWORT has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the family Commelinaceae

  Familiarity information: SPIDERWORT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIDERWORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the family Commelinaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

dayflower; spiderwort

Hypernyms ("spiderwort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spiderwort"):

Paradisea liliastrum; St.-Bruno's-lily (a variety of spiderwort)

Holonyms ("spiderwort" is a member of...):

Commelinaceae; family Commelinaceae; spiderwort family (large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts)