(n) perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome, Syn. Stanleya pinnata, Cleome pinnata, prince's-plume
(n) plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental, Syn. Cleome serrulata, stinking clover
(n) native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers, Syn. Cleome hassleriana, spider plant