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

When air temperature increases in the summer, a spider plant’s soil can dry out faster. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026

Water Less Often Be careful not to overwater the spider plant, especially if it's kept in a cool spot. —Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026

Christmas cactus Blick/RDB/ullstein bild via Getty Images Safer options include Christmas cactus, fresh rosemary, most common orchids and spider plants. —Christa Swanson, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025

Be sure your potting soil is loose and gravelly. ▪ Airplane plant, also known as spider plant. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025

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