Nearby words
obeche, obedience, obedience training, obedience trial, obedient, obedient plant, obedientiary, obeid, obeisance, obelia, obelion
Origin of obedient plant
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; from the fact that the individual blossoms on the flower spike will remain in whatever position they are placed
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