cle·o·me
| \ klēˈōmē \
Definition of cleome
1
capitalized
: a large genus of herbs or low shrubs (family Capparidaceae) having showy flowers with clawed petals and an elongate-linear stalked pod — see spider flower
2
plural -s
: any plant of the genus Cleome
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