"telegraph plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: telegraph plants [plural]
Etymology: So called because the jerking motions of the leaves are thought to resemble signalling. Head templates: {{en-noun}} telegraph plant (plural telegraph plants)
  1. Codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement. Wikipedia link: telegraph plant Categories (lifeform): Legumes Synonyms: semaphore plant

Inflected forms

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