 mimosa_pudica |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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: | touch-me-not shame_plant live-and-die humble_plant action_plant sensitive_plant | |
| Related terms: | mimosa genus_Mimosa | |
| Similar spelling: |
mimosa_bush |
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