Synonyms for Resurrection Plant (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions):
rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla
WordNet sense 2 (small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist):
Anastatica hierochuntica
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