jericho : Idioms & Phrases


rose of jericho

  • noun 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
    Selaginella lepidophylla; resurrection plant.
  • noun small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
    Anastatica hierochuntica; resurrection plant.
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