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cleome

cle·o·me
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klee-oh-mee]
    • /kliˈoʊ mi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klee-oh-mee]
    • /kliˈoʊ mi/

Definitions of cleome word

  • noun cleome any herbaceous or shrubby plant of the mostly tropical capparidaceous genus Cleome, esp C. spinosa, cultivated for their clusters of white or purplish flowers with long stamens 3
  • noun cleome any of a large genus (Cleome) of mostly tropical plants of the caper family, with white, pink, yellow, green, or purple flowers having stalked petals and long stamens; spider flower 3
  • noun cleome any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers. 1
  • noun cleome (botany) Any flowering plant in the genus Cleome. 0
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cleome popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • bee plant

    any of various plants much visited by bees for nectar and pollen

  • caper family

    the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.

  • rocky mountain beeplant

    a rank-smelling plant, Cleome serrulata, of the caper family, native to the western U.S., having showy, dense clusters of pink or white flowers, frequented by bees.

  • spider plant

    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.
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