sensitive plant

sen·si·ti·veplant

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

Synonyms

2.

semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch

Synonyms

Related words

Broader terms

mimosa

Parts

genus Mimosa

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Grammar

noun
singular	sensitive plant
plural	sensitive plants

Nearby words

sensitive sensitively sensitiveness sensitive fern sensitive pea sensitivity sensitization sensitize sensitized sensitizer

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