resurrection plant
1. 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 • Syn: rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla • Hypernyms: spikemoss, spike moss, little club moss 2. small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist • Syn: rose of Jericho, Anastatica hierochuntica • Hypernyms: crucifer, cruciferous plant • Member Holonyms: Anastatica, genus Anastatica
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