rose of jericho

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

   Synonymsresurrection plantSelaginella lepidophylla

   Broaderspikemoss
2. 2.

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

   Synonymsresurrection plantAnastatica hierochuntica

   Broadercrucifer

   Part ofAnastatica

Questions about rose of jericho

What does rose of jericho mean?

rose of jericho 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 rose of jericho?

Close synonyms include resurrection plant, Selaginella lepidophylla, resurrection plant, 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 rose of jericho a common word?

rose of jericho 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.