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Noun: semaphore plant  'se-mu,for plãnt
  1. Erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
    "The semaphore plant's leaves danced in response to the sunlight";
    - telegraph plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans

Derived forms: semaphore plants

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx

Encyclopedia: Semaphore plant