| 单词 | sensitive briar |
| 释义 | > as lemmassensitive briar sensitive briar n. a herbaceous perennial leguminous plant, Mimosa nuttallii, native to the central United States, having prickly stems that trail along the ground, pink or purple flowers with conspicuous stamens that form a globelike cluster, and leaflets that fold together when touched. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [noun] > other thorn-trees paliurec1384 paliurusa1398 sea-willow1548 Christ's thorn1553 buckler-thorn1562 garland-thorn1597 goat's thorn1597 Jews thorn1597 milk-vetch1597 sea-buckthorn1731 Spanish hedgehog thorn1760 sensitive briar1802 lily thorn1816 sallow thorn1847 cat-brier1875 1802 J. Drayton View S.-Carolina 83 Sensitive briar. (Mimosa intsia.) Grows on high land, in some parts of the lower and middle country; but is frequently met with in the high lands of the upper country. 1847 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 238 Mimoseæ... Sensitive Brier..stem 2–4 ft long, and with the Petioles and peduncles armed with short, sharp prickles turned downwards. 1984 C. Loughmiller & L. Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers 137/1 The leaflets are sensitive to the touch; if one brushes against them or touches them, they immediately fold up against each other, suggesting the name ‘sensitive briar’. 2008 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 1 May (Hernando Times) 1 These are mixed with native shrubs, wiregrass and wildflowers such as the daisy-like green-eye, and tiny purple puffs called sensitive briar. < as lemmas |
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