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resurrection plant

DEFINITIONS OF: resurrection plant

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n 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

Synonyms:
Selaginella lepidophylla, rose of Jericho
Type of:
little club moss, spike moss, spikemoss
any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella

n small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist

Synonyms:
Anastatica hierochuntica, rose of Jericho
Type of:
crucifer, cruciferous plant
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
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