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resurrection plant

noun

  1. a desert plant, Selaginella lepidophylla, occurring from Texas to South America, having stems that curl inward when dry.


resurrection plant

noun

  1. any of several unrelated desert plants that form a tight ball when dry and unfold and bloom when moistened. The best-known examples are the crucifer Anastatica hierochuntica (also called rose of Jericho ), club mosses of the genus Selaginella , and the composite Asteriscus pygmoeus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resurrection plant1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences

Its formula features cell extracts from three different African resurrection plants.

Understanding the genomic mechanisms of extreme desiccation tolerance in resurrection plants such as Oropetium may provide targets for engineering drought and stress tolerance in crop plants.

From Nature

We found great numbers of Opuntia Missouriensis, called by the Mexicans nopal; small mesquite shrubs, too, are seen everywhere, while the resurrection plant covers great areas, like the heather on the Scotch hills.

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