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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024resurrec′tion plant′, - Plant Biologya desert plant, Selaginella lepidophylla, occurring from Texas to South America, having stems that curl inward when dry.
- Plant BiologySee Rose of Jericho.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: resurrection plant n - 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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