spider plant
nounDefinition of spider plant
: any of several cultivars of a southern African plant (Chlorophytum comosum) of the lily family widely grown as houseplants and having long narrow green leaves usually striped with white or ivory and producing white flowers and tufts of plantlets on long hanging stems
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The store is filled with succulents, spider plants, cacti and various leafy house plants. — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, "‘Plants for everyone’: Urban Planting Cleveland opens this weekend," 29 Aug. 2019 Now Dracaena fragrans, aka the corn plant, and spider plants are being dragooned into doing the job. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "The Dark Secrets of America’s Millennial Plant Lovers," 26 July 2018 These plants--clockwise from top left, a spider plant, peace lily, pothos vine and Swiss cheese plant--need limited maintenance and are perfect for beginner indoor growers. — Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, "Which Houseplants Grow Best in Low Light?," 10 Nov. 2018 Dryp Ever overwater a succulent or underwater a spider plant? — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "New app Dryp wants to be your ‘personal plant assistant’," 18 Sep. 2018 Dracaenas are members of the Lily family, which includes the Easter lily and spider plant, says Alton Pertuit, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Clemson University, in South Carolina. — Willi Evans Galloway, Good Housekeeping, "How To Grow Lucky Bamboo," 8 Apr. 2016 Now Miwako’s spider plant rests in a macramé hanging planter in my new living room. — Janet Lee, New York Times, "Inheriting an Apartment," 20 Apr. 2018 Homeowners with bathrooms that receive low levels of natural light should opt for plants like bamboo, aloe vera, heart-leafed philodendrons, orchids, spider plants, or Boston ferns, according to Apartment Therapy. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, ""Shower Plants" Are the Easiest Way to Keep Your Bathroom Clean," 19 Apr. 2017 Then there are chlorophytum, known to many as spider plants. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "What’s the easiest houseplant to grow?," 25 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spider plant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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