resurrection plant
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noun
a desert plant, Selaginella lepidophylla, occurring from Texas to South America, having stems that curl inward when dry.
Nearby words
resurge, resurgent, resurrect, resurrection, resurrection fern, resurrection plant, resurrectionary, resurrectionism, resurrectionist, resurvey, resuscitate
Origin of resurrection plant
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Examples from the Web for resurrection plant
But it resulted in Duncan staring at me in a resurrection-plant sort of way, and in Peter rather dolorously taking his departure.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer
British Dictionary definitions for resurrection plant
resurrection plant
noun
any of several unrelated desert plants that form a tight ball when dry and unfold and bloom when moistened. The best-known examples are the crucifer Anastatica hierochuntica (also called rose of Jericho), club mosses of the genus Selaginella, and the composite Asteriscus pygmoeus
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