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

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Robins also points out that adding plants can help improve the oxygen levels in your bedroom (spider plants and snake plants are two low-maintenance houseplants that can help), and suggests using neutral colors for paint, rugs, and bedding. All in all, your bedroom should be a sanctuary. Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025 Try Cranbrook House and Gardens' annual winter house plant sale, including spider plants, succulents, monstera, orchids and more. Annalise Frank, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 Just be sure to bring your spider plant indoors before temperatures get below 50°F. Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025 Either watering method will work for a spider plant. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spider plant

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spider plant was in 1944

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“Spider plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20plant. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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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
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