codariocalyx motorius

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codariocalyx motorius - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Codariocalyx motorius
      n 1: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets
           rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the
           influence of sunshine [syn: telegraph plant, semaphore plant
           , Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium,
           Desmodium gyrans]