semaphore plant

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noun

erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
• Syn:
telegraph plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans
• Hypernyms:
shrub, bush
• Member Holonyms:
Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx