Mimosa pudica

mi·mo·sa·pudica

uncommon

noun

1.

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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Broader terms

mimosa

Parts

genus Mimosa

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Grammar

noun
singular	mimosa pudica
plural	mimosa pudicas

Nearby words

Mimidae Mimir mimosa Mimosaceae mimosa bush Mimosa sensitiva Mimosoideae Mimus Mimus polyglotktos Min

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