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Anastatica

noun

one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant

• Syn: ↑genus Anastatica

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Meronyms: ↑rose of Jericho, ↑resurrection plant, ↑Anastatica hierochuntica

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ikə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from ana- + -statica (from Greek statikos)

: a genus of Arabian herbs (family Cruciferae) having a taproot, a disklike crown, and axillary white flowers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.