semaphore plant

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Noun

1.semaphore plant - erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshineCodariocalyx motorius, Desmodium gyrans, Desmodium motorium, telegraph plantCodariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx - used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodiumbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems