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Spiderwort

noun

Any plant of the family Commelinaceae. Synonym: dayflower.

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"Spiderwort" Quotes from Famous Books

... dayflower, the spiderwort opens for part of a day only. In the morning it is wide awake and pert; early in the afternoon its petals have begun to retreat within the calyx, until presently they become "dissolved in tears," like Job or the traditional ...

— Wild Flowers, An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and - Their Insect Visitors - - Title: Nature's Garden • Neltje Blanchan

Words linked to "Spiderwort" : family Commelinaceae, St.-Bruno's-lily, Commelinaceae, dayflower, herb, Paradisea liliastrum, spiderwort family, herbaceous plant