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 |