Sensitive Plant Definition
noun
A tropical American plant (Mimosa pudica) of the mimosa family, with a spiny stem, minute, purplish flowers in spherical clusters, and leaflets that fold and leafstalks that droop at the slightest touch.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar plants, such as Chamaecrista nictitans.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Mimosa pudica
- action plant
- humble-plant
- live-and-die
- shame plant
- touch-me-not
- Mimosa sensitiva
Other Word Forms of Sensitive Plant
Noun
Singular:
sensitive plant
Plural:
sensitive plants
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