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/roʊz əv dʒˈɛrɪkˌoʊ/ Listen

Rose of Jericho

noun

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. Synonyms: resurrection plant, Selaginella lepidophylla.

Small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist. Synonyms: Anastatica hierochuntica, resurrection plant.

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"Rose of Jericho" Quotes from Famous Books

... A soldier or an adventurer. Their first hatchet. The narrow neck of land. The Rose of Jericho. The resurrection plant. The Australian kangaroo. The exiled people. The Chief's son tells about them. Explains they do not believe in killing except in self-defense. The upas tree. Its flowering branch. Valuable mineral in the hills. ...

— The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands • Roger Thompson Finlay

Words linked to "Rose of Jericho" : crucifer, cruciferous plant, spike moss, genus Anastatica, Anastatica, spikemoss, little club moss