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Noun: semaphore plant  'se-mu,for plãnt
  1. Erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
    - telegraph plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans

Derived forms: semaphore plants

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx

Encyclopedia: Semaphore plant

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