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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLEOME

New Latin, of obscure origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEOME

cleome  [klɪˈəʊmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEOME

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Cleome is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLEOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cleome

Cleome

Cleome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae. Previously it had been placed in family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae genera to be more closely related to Brassicaceae than Capparaceae. The APG II system allows for Cleome and the other members of Cleomaceae to be included in Brassicaceae. The genus sensu stricto includes about 170 species of herbaceous annual or perennial plants and shrubs. The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. However a recent DNA study failed to separate Cleome, Podandrogyne and Polanisia from each other, so some taxonomists have abandoned the last two of these genera, treating them as part of Cleome sensu lato; in this case Cleome contains about 275 species, the vast majority of the Cleomaceae. As a genus it contains species which show a developmental progression from C3 photosynthesis to C4 photosynthesis. This combined with its being a Brassicaceae make it an ideal genus in which to study how C4 photosynthesis occurs and how it evolved.

Definition of cleome in the English dictionary

The definition of cleome in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEOME


anomie
ˈænəʊmɪ
anomy
ˈænəʊmɪ
chromy
ˈkrəʊmɪ
comby
ˈkəʊmɪ
Dahomey
dəˈhəʊmɪ
disomy
daɪˈsəʊmɪ
domy
ˈdəʊmɪ
foamy
ˈfəʊmɪ
heliochromy
ˈhiːlɪəʊˌkrəʊmɪ
homey
ˈhəʊmɪ
homie
ˈhəʊmɪ
homy
ˈhəʊmɪ
Komi
ˈkəʊmɪ
loamy
ˈləʊmɪ
monosomy
ˈmɒnəˌsəʊmɪ
photochromy
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkrəʊmɪ
polychromy
ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊmɪ
Salome
səˈləʊmɪ
stereochromy
ˈstɛrɪəˌkrəʊmɪ
trisomy
ˈtraɪsəʊmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEOME

clementine
Clementines
clemently
clemmed
clemming
clenbuterol
clench
clencher
Clendinnen
Cleon
cleopatra
Cleopatra´s Needle
clepe
clepsydra
clepsydrae
clept
cleptocracies
cleptocracy
cleptomania
cleptomaniac

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEOME

at home
at-home
awesome
become
chrome
come
home
income
monochrome
nome
outcome
overcome
proteome
Rome
some
stereome
syndrome
threesome
tome
welcome

Synonyms and antonyms of cleome in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cleome» into 25 languages

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cleome
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Cleome
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Translator English - French

cléome
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Cleome
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cleome
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Translator English - Japanese

クレオメ
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쿠 레오 메
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Cleome
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cleome
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cleome
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Translator English - Marathi

क्लौम
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cleome
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Cleome
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Cleome
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Cleome
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Translator English - Swedish

cleome
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cleome
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEOME»

The term «cleome» is regularly used and occupies the 62.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEOME» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEOME»

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Vegetables
Seeds flattened to subglobose, 1.5–2 mm in diameter, dark brown with fine longitudinal striations and low transverse ridges. Cleome comprises 150–200 species, with the majority in tropical America, whereas about 50 are known from tropical ...
G. J. H. Grubben, 2004
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A guide to medicinal plants in North Africa
Compiled by: Dr. Zetaeb Ghrabi Morphological description Cleome arabica is a herbaceous, sticky plant with a strong, foul smell and an unpleasant taste. It easily grows to over 50 cm. in a rainy year. Its stems are rigid, erect and branched and ...
Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources, 2005
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
(1) Clematis viticella; (3) ranunculaceae; (4) Spain; (6) cancer 6590. (1) Clementsia rhodantha; (3) crassulaceae; (4) Rocky Mountain National Park 6591 . (1) Cleome brachycarpa; (3) capparaceae 6607. 6592. (1) Cleome chelidonii; (3 ) ...
Tim Johnson, 1998
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
Gard. 85(1): 566–584. 2001, Novon 15(1): 146. 2005, Novon 17: 447–451. 2007. Cleome amblyocarpa Barratte & Murb. (Cleome arabica L. subsp. amblyocarpa Barr. & Murb.) (from the Greek amblys 'blunt, obtuse' and karpos 'fruit'.) Morocco.
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
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Bibliography on Seed Morphology
A revision of Cleome series Ornithopodioides Tzvelev (Capparaceae). Willdenowia, 14:119-130. Cleome. Des, SEM. 08 10 lItis, H.H. (1969). Studies in the Capparidaceae XII: Polanisia dodecandra riograndensis ssp. nov. The Southwestern ...
Hans Arne Jensen, 1998
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Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, Washington, Oregon, ...
Pod oblong or linear; petals generally clawed. 1. Cleome. Pod rhomboid, broader than long; petals sessile. 2. Clcomella. Shrubs; calyx 4-cleft, persistent. 3. Isomeris. Fruit didymous, 2-celled, the cells separating as 1-seeded nutlets.
Le Roy Abrams, Roxana Stinchfield Ferris, 1923
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Cleome triphyllzi, or three-leaved cleome: flowers gynandrous; leaves ternate; stem unarmed. This is an annual plant which rises two feet high, sending out many side branches, with leaves, having on? large spear-shaped lobe in the middle, ...
John Wilkes, 1810
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Flora of North America: Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Dilleniidae
2007 · [Genus Cleome and serrata, Herbs, annual [perennial]. Stems unbranched or sparsely [profusely] branched; glabrous or glandular-pubescent. Leaves: stipules absent; petiole with pulvinus basally or distally, (petiolule base adnate, ...
Flora of North America Editorial Committee,, 2010
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A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...
Arabian Cleome. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1794. P1. 1 to 2 feet. 35 C. Iaa'mca (D.C. prod. 1. p. 240.) herbaceous, covered with glandular pubescence ; leaves trifoliate, on short petioles ; siliques on short stipes, puberulous, somewhat pendulous, ...
George Don, 1831
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A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants: Comprising ...
Arabian Cleome. Fl.Ju. Jul. Clt. 1794-. P1. 1 to 2 feet. 35 C. Iss'mm (D. C. prod. 1. p. 240.) herbaceous, covered with glandular pubescence ; leaves trifoliate, on short petioles ; siliques on short stipes, puberulous, somewhat pendulous, ...
George Don, 1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEOME»

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Perrysburg opens butterfly spot
The garden-like area is open to the public and features annuals and perennials such as autumn charm sedum and queen mix cleome, Ms. «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
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Gardening: Some plants weather the weather better
Other waterproof annuals I planted this year are salvias, trailing verbenas and the bushy 'Sun Sparkler' Cleome that come in a variety of colors. «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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Great Gardening by Sally Cunningham
I remember when I bought one little Cleome, that grew into this wonderful 4-foot clump. I find it very difficult to grab a seedling by its roots and ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Time to catch up on planting, fertilizing
Bedding plants for fall color, including ageratum, balsam, celosia, cleome, cockscomb, coleus, dusty miller, dwarf dahlia, gazania, impatiens, ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Gardening enters maintenance mode as summer begins
Marigolds, cosmos, vinca (periwinkle), gomphrena, cleome (spider flower), zinnias and portulaca will all do well in the summer heat. «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Shade Gardens
Abelia, Althea, buddleia, crape myrtle, oleander, salvia, butterfly weed, Cleome, cosmos, daylily, impatiens, lantana, Liatris, Moon Vine — absolutely gorgeous at ... «Columbiametro, Jun 15»
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Historic gardens offer window to the past
"It seems like some plants have always been here," said Cornett, referring to the spidery pink and white cleome, commonly known as a spider ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jun 15»
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McCracken County Fair Flower Show results
Sunflower-Kristi Hanson, Blue. Norman Wallace, Red. Salvia-Kayleigh Collier, Red. Cleome-Jane Blue, Red. Other Annuals-Norman Wallace, ... «Paducah Sun, Jun 15»
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We have plants that will withstand our summers
Marigolds, zinnias, periwinkles, cleome, portulaca, gloriosa daisies, and globe amarinth are all extremely heat tolerant, and well adapted to our ... «Athens Daily Review, Jun 15»
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Zena Robson - Prune ramblers but leave the rest
We have also been selling home-grown seedlings of a few unusual annuals such as Cleome, Didiscus, Zinnia, Clary Sage and Ammi visnaga ... «The Bolton News, Jun 15»

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