resurrection plant

Other forms: resurrection plants

Definitions of resurrection plant
  1. 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
    synonyms: Selaginella lepidophylla, rose of Jericho
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    type of:
    little club moss, spike moss, spikemoss
    any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
  2. noun
    small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
    synonyms: Anastatica hierochuntica, rose of Jericho
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    type of:
    crucifer, cruciferous plant
    any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
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