
Meaning of SENSITIVE PLANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'sensitiv plant
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- [n] semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
- [n] prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
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| | Synonyms: | | action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, Mimosa sensitiva, shame plant, touch-me-not |
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| | See Also: | | genus Mimosa, mimosa | |
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