resurrection plant

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Definitions of resurrection plant words

noun resurrection plant a desert plant, Selaginella lepidophylla, occurring from Texas to South America, having stems that curl inward when dry. 1
noun resurrection plant rose of Jericho. 1
noun resurrection plant any of several unrelated desert plants that form a tight ball when dry and unfold and bloom when moistened. The best-known examples are the crucifer Anastatica hierochuntica (also called rose of Jericho), club mosses of the genus Selaginella, and the composite Asteriscus pygmoeus 0
noun resurrection plant any of various small plants which curl up when dry and spread their branches or become green again when watered, including several lycopods (genus Selaginella) 0
noun resurrection plant rose of Jericho 0

before 1865

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An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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