Telegraph Plant Definition
noun
A tick trefoil (Desmodium gyrans) of tropical Asia: so called because the two lateral leaflets of each leaf move like a railroad semaphore signal.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Desmodium gyrans
- Desmodium motorium
- Codariocalyx motorius
- semaphore plant
Other Word Forms of Telegraph Plant
Noun
Singular:
telegraph plant
Plural:
telegraph plants
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