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cleome
[ klee-oh-mee ]
/ kliˈoʊ mi /
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noun
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.
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Origin of cleome
<New Latin (Linnaeus), of uncertain origin
Words nearby cleome
Clendinnen, Cleo, Cleobulus, Cleocin, cleoid, cleome, Cleomenes III, Cleon, Cleopatra, Cleopatra's Needle, CLEP
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How to use cleome in a sentence
Its therapeutic properties are identical with those of the Cleome viscosa.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de TaveraFor this purpose they often use the dry, brittle stalks of the common bee weed (Cleome pungens).
Navaho Houses, pages 469-518|Cosmos MindeleffThere are several kinds of Cleomella, resembling Cleome, except that the pods are different.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers|Margaret ArmstrongThe Malope grandiflora and the Cleome are fine tall annuals.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy|Catherine Esther Beecher
British Dictionary definitions for cleome
cleome
/ (klɪˈəʊmɪ) /
noun
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
Word Origin for cleome
C19: New Latin, of obscure origin
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