NOUN | plant | Mimosa sensitiva, sensitive plant | semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch |
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Meaning | semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch. | |
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Synonym | sensitive plant | |
Member of | genus Mimosa | genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees |
Broader | mimosa | Any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves |
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