SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

resurrection plant; rose of Jericho; Selaginella lepidophylla

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Selaginella lepidophylla" is a kind of...):

little club moss; spike moss; spikemoss (any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella)

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