Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun resurrection_plant

2 senses of resurrection plant

Sense 1
resurrection plant, rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla -- (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)
       => spikemoss, spike moss, little club moss -- (any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella)

Sense 2
rose of Jericho, resurrection plant, Anastatica hierochuntica -- (small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist)
       => crucifer, cruciferous plant -- (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)