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sensitive plant meaning and definition
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Definition of sensitive plant (noun)
- prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
- synonyms: action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, shame plant, touch-me-not
- semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
- synonyms: Mimosa sensitiva
Source: Princeton University Wordnet