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ROSE OF JERICHO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rose of Jericho mean? 

ROSE OF JERICHO (noun)
  The noun ROSE OF JERICHO has 2 senses:

1. densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditionsplay

2. small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moistplay

  Familiarity information: ROSE OF JERICHO used as a noun is rare.


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ROSE OF JERICHO (noun)


Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

resurrection plant; rose of Jericho; Selaginella lepidophylla

Hypernyms ("rose of Jericho" is a kind of...):

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

Small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anastatica hierochuntica; resurrection plant; rose of Jericho

Hypernyms ("rose of Jericho" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Holonyms ("rose of Jericho" is a member of...):

Anastatica; genus Anastatica (one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant)


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