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Webster 1913 Edition


Spiderwort

Spi′der-wortˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
An American endogenous plant (
Tradescantia Virginica
), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.

Webster 1828 Edition


Spiderwort

SPI'DERWORT

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Anthericum.