spider plant


noun

Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.

Origin of spider plant

First recorded in 1850–55

British Dictionary definitions for spider plant

spider plant

noun

any of various house plants, esp Chlorophytum elatum See chlorophytum