Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of monocotyledonous plants, type of the tribe Tradescantieæ in the order Commelinaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubtribe Tradescantiinae — thespiderworts .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun spiderworts
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Examples
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Foliage plants with colorful leaves, the purple of ‘African Queen’ Tradescantia, or the pink, white, and green of Tricolor Sage, add color and interest.
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Wandering Jew (Tradescantia zebrina): Also known as “Inch Plant”, Wandering Jew has leaves with strong dark green and silvery green contrast.
What Plants Are Cubicle-Friendly? | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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There was lots of shrieking this week when we potted up the new Tradescantia ‘Blushing Bride.’
Two new plants that made us gasp « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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I also grow a silver-leafed version of the common green-leaf brunnera called Jack Frost, which is particularly amazing-looking when its bright blue flowers are blooming, and a variety of spiderwort (Tradescantia) called Sweet Kate, whose own blue flowers stand out against its unusual bright yellow leaves instead of the typical green ones.
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Many are native to our area, including Spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana.
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Wandering Jew Tradescantia zebrina: Also known as “Inch Plant”, Wandering Jew has leaves with strong dark green and silvery green contrast.
What Plants Are Cubicle-Friendly? | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The main weed species being targeted in Northland are wild ginger (Hedychium garderianum), cord grass (Spartina alterniflora), mistflower (Ageratina riparia), and wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis).
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Height, 1 ft. There are other varieties of Tradescantia; they all make good border plants, thrive in any situation, and are continuous bloomers.
Gardening for the Million Alfred Pink
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Mother of thousands, _Tradescantia crassifolia_ (?).
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain
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_ _Tradescantia_, in _Musa_, &c. The spathe of _Arum maculatum_ is sometimes represented by a stalked leaf similar to that which occurs, under ordinary circumstances, in
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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