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spider plant
noun
- 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.
spider plant
noun
- any of various house plants, esp Chlorophytum elatum See chlorophytum
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spider plant1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
Alla forwards me a photograph of their room with rows of single beds, a cheap rug and a spider plant.
From BBC
She took a plant stand with a spider plant home and put it in her building’s hallway as a memento.
From New York Times
I’m trying to incorporate some, like the snake plant and the spider plant.
From Los Angeles Times
"My first plant was a spider plant and I just watched it grow and I thought, 'oh my God that's amazing'."
From BBC
“Libertarian Socialist solarpunk instance”—I found a photo of someone’s blooming spider plant next to a conversation about the consequences of ethical transparency in hierarchical systems.
From The New Yorker
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