resurrection plant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration, including those of two species principally called resurrection plant:
  2. Myrothamnus flabellifolius, a plant species native to Southern Africa
  3. Selaginella lepidophylla (flower of stone, resurrection moss, false rose of Jericho), a spikemoss native to North America, Central and South America
  4. Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
  5. Pleopeltis polypodioides (resurrection fern)
  6. Anastatica hierochuntica (rose of Jericho), a plant species native to deserts of North Africa
  7. Asteriscus spp.
  8. Boea hygroscopica (rock violet)
  9. Craterostigma plantagineum (blue carpet), of the families Linderniaceae with snapdragon-like flowers
  10. Haberlea rhodopensis (Orpheus flower)
  11. Mesembryanthemum spp. (ice plants), which plants can revive within a short period of time after a drought
  12. Ramonda serbica (Serbian ramonda), a species in the family Gesneriaceae

Word forms

resurrection plant resurrection plants

Derived words

hairy resurrection plant
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