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Definition of telegraph plant in English: telegraph plantnoun A tropical Asian plant of the pea family, whose leaves have a spontaneous jerking motion. It is sometimes grown as a curiosity under glass. Codariocalyx motorius (formerly Desmodium gyrans), family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples - There is another celebrated instance in the telegraph plant, Desmodium gyrens of Bengal, whose leaflets keep moving all the time without any touch.
- According to a handout I picked up at the information kiosk, some drought-tolerant annuals including vinegar weed, Indian tobacco, tarweed, and telegraph plant may be seen in bloom during the summer months.
- As far as I know the seeds of the telegraph plant need to be scarified before soaking them for the 12 hours.
- Also, look for the golden yellow blooms of snakeweed, turpentinebush, goldeneyes, and telegraph plants.
- The telegraph plant, Desmodium, exhibits a remarkable ` spontaneous’ gyration of the lateral leaflets, resulting from rhythmic up and down movements.
Definition of telegraph plant in US English: telegraph plantnoun A tropical Asian plant of the pea family whose leaves have a spontaneous jerking motion. Codariocalyx motorius (formerly Desmodium gyrans), family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples - According to a handout I picked up at the information kiosk, some drought-tolerant annuals including vinegar weed, Indian tobacco, tarweed, and telegraph plant may be seen in bloom during the summer months.
- There is another celebrated instance in the telegraph plant, Desmodium gyrens of Bengal, whose leaflets keep moving all the time without any touch.
- The telegraph plant, Desmodium, exhibits a remarkable ` spontaneous’ gyration of the lateral leaflets, resulting from rhythmic up and down movements.
- Also, look for the golden yellow blooms of snakeweed, turpentinebush, goldeneyes, and telegraph plants.
- As far as I know the seeds of the telegraph plant need to be scarified before soaking them for the 12 hours.
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