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SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA
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I. (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
Synonyms:
resurrection plant; rose of Jericho; Selaginella lepidophylla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Selaginella lepidophylla" is a kind of...):
little club moss; spike moss; spikemoss (any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella)