Meaning | 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 cooled. |
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Synonyms | sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, Mimosa pudica |
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Member of | genus Mimosa | genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees |
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Broader | mimosa | Any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves |
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Catalan | Mimosa pudica, sensitiva |
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