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Meaning of SENSITIVE PLANT
Pronunciation:
'sensitiv plant
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Definition:
[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
See Also:
genus Mimosa
,
mimosa
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