telegraph plant

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

So called because the jerking motions of the leaves are thought to resemble signalling.

Noun[edit]

telegraph plant (plural telegraph plants)

  1. Codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.

Synonyms[edit]

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