resurrection plant

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsrose of JerichoSelaginella lepidophylla

   Broaderspikemoss
2. 2.

   small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist

   Synonymsrose of JerichoAnastatica hierochuntica

   Broadercrucifer

   Part ofAnastatica

Questions about resurrection plant

What does resurrection plant mean?

resurrection plant means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for resurrection plant?

Close synonyms include rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla, rose of Jericho, Anastatica hierochuntica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is resurrection plant a common word?

resurrection plant is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.