Meanings
noundinosaur plant (plural dinosaur plants)
plural dinosaur plants
- Any member of species Anastatica hierochuntica, native to deserts of North Africa.
Synonyms: rose of Jericho
- Any member of species Pallenis hierichuntica, native to the Mediterranean.
- Any member of species Selaginella lepidophylla, native to North America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of species Anastatica hierochuntica, native to deserts of North Africa.
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