noun
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
• Syn: ↑resurrection plant, ↑Selaginella lepidophylla
• Hypernyms: ↑spikemoss, ↑spike moss, ↑little club moss
2. small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
• Syn: ↑resurrection plant, ↑Anastatica hierochuntica
• Hypernyms: ↑crucifer, ↑cruciferous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anastatica, ↑genus Anastatica
Useful english dictionary. 2012.