sensitive plant

sensitive plant

n.1. A shrubby plant (Mimosa pudica) in the pea family, native to tropical America, having mauve flower heads and bipinnately compound leaves with leaflets that fold and droop when touched. Also called touch-me-not.2. Any of various similar plants, such as Chamaecrista nictitans.

sensitive plant

n 1. (Plants) a tropical American mimosa plant, Mimosa pudica, the leaflets and stems of which fold if touched 2. (Plants) any similar plant, such as the leguminous plant Cassia nictitans of E North America 3. informal a person who is easily upset

sen′sitive plant`

n. 1. a tropical American plant, Mimosapudica, with bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched. 2. any of various other plants that are sensitive to touch.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sensitive plant - prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooledaction plant, humble plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, shame plant, touch-me-notgenus Mimosa - genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movementmimosa - any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
	2.	sensitive plant - semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touchMimosa sensitivagenus Mimosa - genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movementmimosa - any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves