telegraph plant
telegraph plant · telegraph plants
Codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid…Codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.
Meaning
1 sensesCodariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.
More definitions
- erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
Origin
So called because the jerking motions of the leaves are thought to resemble signalling.So called because the jerking motions of the leaves are thought to resemble signalling.
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Forms
plural: telegraph plants| Singular | telegraph plant |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine:semaphore plantCodariocalyx motoriusDesmodium motoriumDesmodium gyrans
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