Cleome serrulata

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Noun 1. [画像:Cleome serrulata - plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers]Cleome serrulata - plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
cleome, spiderflower - any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
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