telegraph plant vs Desmodium gyrans

telegraph plant and Desmodium gyrans both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telegraph plant	Yes	No	No	No
Desmodium gyrans	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, telegraph plant and Desmodium gyrans are synonyms defined as:

telegraph plant and Desmodium gyrans: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine

Other synonyms of telegraph plant include Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, semaphore plant.

telegraph plant (noun)	Desmodium gyrans (noun)
erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine	erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine