spiderwort

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspaɪdəˌwɜːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spī′dər wûrt′, -wôrt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
spi•der•wort  (spī′dər wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
  2. Plant Biologyany of several related plants.
  • spider + wort2 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spiderwort /ˈspaɪdəˌwɜːt/ n
  1. any of various plants of the American genus Tradescantia, esp T. virginiana, having blue, purplish, or pink flowers and widely grown as house plants: family Commelinaceae
    See also tradescantia
  2. any of various similar or related plants
Etymology: 17th Century: so called because of the spidery shape of its stamens
'spiderwort' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tradescantia

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