Mimosa pudica

Noun

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Mimosa pudica - prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled Synonyms: action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, sensitive plant, shame plant, touch-me-not

action plant, genus Mimosa, humble plant, live-and-die, mimosa, sensitive plant, shame plant, touch-me-not