spider plant

noun

plural spider plants

: any of several cultivars of a southern African plant (Chlorophytum comosum) of the asparagus 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

Examples of spider plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spider Plant Another hard-to-kill houseplant is the ubiquitous spider plant, which can handle both low light and infrequent watering thanks to its fleshy white roots that store water. — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Oct. 2026

Spider Plant Unlike snake plants, spider plants need no coaxing to make more plants for your collection. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026

Safer plant alternatives include parlor palms, calathea, spider plants, Boston ferns and African violets. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Watering from the bottom is helpful if your spider plant’s soil is really dry. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spider plant

• confidante
• interplant
• sycophant
• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• quant
• rant

Kids Definition

spider plant

noun

: any of several plants that are related to the lilies, have long narrow leaves and hanging stems often producing small plants at the end, and are often grown as houseplants