shame plant

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shame plant

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So called because of its shrinking reaction to being touched. Compare Latin pudica (“shamefaced”) in the taxonomic name.

noun shame plants · shameplant

Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.

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@misc{shame_plant_2026,
  title = {shame plant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shame%20plant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}