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noun
A species of plant, Anastatica hierochuntica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: dinosaur plant, true rose of Jericho
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Selaginella lepidophylla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: resurrection plant
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Pallenis hierochuntica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: resurrection plant, Anastatica hierochuntica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crucifer, cruciferous plant
noun
densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: resurrection plant, Selaginella lepidophylla
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spikemoss, spike moss, little club moss
History
Calque of New Latin Hierichuntis rosa (1534, found in the accusative as hierichuntida rosam in the Botanologicon of Euricius Cordus) and variants such as rosa Hierichuntina.
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