Meanings
plural roses of Jericho
- Any member of species Anastatica hierochuntica.
Synonyms: dinosaur plant, true rose of Jericho
- Selaginella lepidophylla.
Synonyms: resurrection plant, false rose of Jericho
- Any member of species Pallenis hierichuntica.
Synonyms: dinosaur plant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of species Anastatica hierochuntica.
nounSelaginella lepidophylla.
nounAny member of species Pallenis hierichuntica.
More synonyms by meaning
noundensely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
nounsmall grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
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Origin
- New LatinHierichuntis rosa
- Englishrose of Jericho
Calque of New Latin Hierichuntis rosa (1534, found in the accusative as hierichuntida rosam in the Botanologicon of Euricius Cordus) and variants such as rosa Hierichuntina.
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Dutch roos van Jericho
- roos van JerichoAnastatica hierochuntica
German Jerichorose
- JerichoroseAnastatica hierochuntica
Cite this entry
rose of Jericho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20of%20Jericho
“rose of Jericho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20of%20Jericho. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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