NOUN | plant | sensitive pea, partridge pea, wild sensitive plant, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Cassia fasciculata | tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch |
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Meaning | Tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia. | |
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Synonyms | partridge pea, wild sensitive plant, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Cassia fasciculata | |
Member of | Chamaecrista, genus Chamaecrista | genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods |
Broader | subshrub, suffrutex | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base |
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