telegraph plant
English
Etymology
So called because the jerking motions of the leaves are thought to resemble signalling.
Noun
telegraph plant (plural telegraph plants)
- Codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.
Synonyms
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