desmodium_motorium
1. [ noun ] (botany) erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
Synonyms: semaphore_plant Codariocalyx_motorius Desmodium_gyrans telegraph_plant
Related terms: shrub Codariocalyx
Similar spelling:   Desmodium_tortuosum
  Desmodium_purpureum
  Desmodium_gyrans