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cleome
[ klee-oh-mee ]
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.
cleome
/ °ì±ôɪˈəʊ³¾Éª /
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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cleome1
< New Latin (Linnaeus), of uncertain origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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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