| NOUN | plant | telegraph plant, semaphore plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans | 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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| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | semaphore plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans | |
| Member of | Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx | Used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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