obedient plant

obedient plant

 
noun
false dragonhead.
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Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; from the fact that the individual blossoms on the flower spike will remain in whatever position they are placed
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obedient plant

noun
North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers [syn: false dragonhead] 
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