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Codariocalyx motorius

DEFINITIONS OF: Codariocalyx motorius

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n erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine

Synonyms:
Desmodium gyrans, Desmodium motorium, semaphore plant, telegraph plant
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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