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Meaning of MIMOSA PUDICA

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 Definition: [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, sensitive plant, shame plant, touch-me-not
 
 See Also: genus Mimosa, mimosa

 

 

 

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