sensitive plant
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sensitive plant
noun sensitive plants
- An organism thought to be intermediate between plants and animals; a zoophyte.
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A plant that moves in response to touch and other physical stimuli; especially Mimosa pudica, an annual plant native to Central and South America.
The picture that was found on a bramble-bush, the new sensitive-plant, or tree, which caught the swain by the upper-garment, and presented to his ravished eyes a portrait.
Similar: noli me tangere, sensitive weed, shame plant, shy plant, sleepy plant, touch-me-not
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noun Mimosa pudica
| 日本語 | お辞儀草 ojigi-sou |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 含羞草 hánxiūcǎo |
| Português | sensitiva, dorme-dorme |
| Deutsch | Schamhafte Sinnpflanze, Schampflanze |
| Русский | мимо́за стыдли́вая mimóza stydlívaja, недотро́га nedotróga |
| Tiếng Việt | xấu hổ, mắc cỡ, trinh nữ |
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