telegraph plant vs semaphore plant

telegraph plant and semaphore plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telegraph plant	Yes	No	No	No
semaphore plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, telegraph plant and semaphore plant are synonyms defined as:

telegraph plant and semaphore plant: 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 gyrans, Desmodium motorium.

telegraph plant (noun)	semaphore plant (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