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telegraph plant

telegraph plant noun: codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.

Noun

telegraph plant (plural telegraph plants)

  1. Codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.
    Synonyms:
    semaphore plant

telegraph plant meaning in Tamil

telegraph plant in Tamil

தந்தித் தாவரம்

Synonyms of telegraph plant

Forms of telegraph plant

pluraltelegraph plants

Origin of telegraph plant

So called because the jerking motions of the leaves are thought to resemble signalling.

Questions about telegraph plant

What does telegraph plant mean?
Telegraph plant means codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.
What is telegraph plant in Tamil?
Telegraph plant in Tamil is தந்தித் தாவரம். See Telegraph plant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is telegraph plant?
Telegraph plant is a noun.
What is the plural of telegraph plant?
The plural of telegraph plant is telegraph plants.

Words near telegraph plant in the dictionary

  1. telegraph lines
  2. telegraph office
  3. telegraph offices
  4. telegraph operator
  5. telegraph operators
  6. telegraph plant
  7. telegraph plants
  8. Telegraph Point
  9. telegraph pole
  10. telegraph poles
  11. telegraph post

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