Word Study
spiderwort
CIDE DICTIONARY
spiderwort, 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spiderwort, n. any plant of the genus Tradescantia, esp. T. virginiana, having flowers with long hairy stamens.
For further exploring for "spiderwort" in Webster Dictionary Online