| rose of Jericho n. Either of two desert plants, Anastatica hierochuntica of the mustard family, native to northern Africa and southwest Asia, or Selaginella lepidophylla, a fern ally distributed from Texas and Arizona south to El Salvador. Each plant forms a tight ball when dry and unfolds and grows under moist conditions. Also called resurrection plant. |
rose of Jericho
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for the resurrection plant
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| Noun | 1. |  rose of Jericho - 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 |
| 2. |  rose of Jericho - small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moistcrucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae Anastatica, genus Anastatica - one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant |
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