SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Selaginella lepidophylla mean? 

• SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA (noun)
  The noun SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

resurrection plant; rose of Jericho; Selaginella lepidophylla

Hypernyms ("Selaginella lepidophylla" is a kind of...):

little club moss; spike moss; spikemoss (any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella)