CLEOME Definition & Meaning

cleome

[ klee-oh-mee ]

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any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.

cleome

/ ��ɪˈəʊ��ɪ /

any herbaceous or shrubby plant of the mostly tropical capparidaceous genus Cleome, esp C. spinosa, cultivated for their clusters of white or purplish flowers with long stamens

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Origin of cleome¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus), of uncertain origin

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Origin of cleome¹

C19: New Latin, of obscure origin

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So are cleome, Gomphrena and various salvias, with their tubular flowers that invite hummingbirds to make a pit stop on the way south.

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Pick plants that pump out plenty of blooms all season, such as zinnia, scabiosa, salpiglossis and cleome.

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In mid-May, she removes the potted flowers and plants petunias, cleome, coleus and salvia, as well as hydrangeas.

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Yonder the orange predominates in the showy flowers of the asclepia; and beyond, the eye roams over the pink blossoms of the cleome.

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