telegraph plant (n)
semaphore plant (n)
Codariocalyx motorius (n)
Desmodium motorium (n)
Desmodium gyrans (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
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Hypernym shrub, bush
Member holonym Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx
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Member meronym Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx
Hyponym shrub, bush

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