• (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/spiderwort/
any member of the genus Tradescantia (family Commelinaceae), which includes 20 or more erect to trailing, weak-stemmed herbs native to North and ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/140
Spi'der·wort` noun (Botany) 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/163