- genus Anastatica
- nounone species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant• Syn: ↑Anastatica• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus• Member Meronyms: ↑rose of Jericho, ↑resurrection plant, ↑Anastatica hierochuntica
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genus Anastatica
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Anastatica — n. 1. 1 a genus of plants consisting of a single species, rose of Jericho (also called resurrection plant). Syn: genus {Anastatica}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anastatica — taxobox name = Rose of Jericho regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Brassicaceae genus = Anastatica species = A. hierochuntica binomial = Anastatica… … Wikipedia
Anastatica — noun one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant • Syn: ↑genus Anastatica • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Meronyms: ↑rose of Jericho, ↑resurrection plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Anastatica hierochuntica — noun small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist • Syn: ↑rose of Jericho, ↑resurrection plant • Hypernyms: ↑crucifer, ↑cruciferous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Anastatica, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Anastatica Hierochuntica — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dilleniid dicot genus — noun genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Capparis, ↑genus Capparis, ↑genus Cleome, ↑Cleome, ↑C … Useful english dictionary
rose of Jericho — an Asian plant, Anastatica hierochuntica, of the mustard family, which, after drying and curling up, expands when moistened. Also called resurrection plant. [1350 1400; ME] * * * ▪ plant also called resurrection plant (Anastatica… … Universalium
resurrection plant — 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: ↑rose of Jericho, ↑Selaginella lepidophylla • Hypernyms: ↑spikemoss, ↑spike moss,… … Useful english dictionary
rose of Jericho — 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,… … Useful english dictionary
Kreuzblütengewächse — Garten Senfrauke (Eruca sativa) Systematik Eudikotyledonen Kerneudikotyledonen … Deutsch Wikipedia
