English noun: semaphore plant | |||
1. | semaphore plant (plant) erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine | ||
Synonyms | Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium gyrans, Desmodium motorium, telegraph plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Member meronym | Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx | ||