shame plant

1. (noun) 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: Mimosa pudica, action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, sensitive plant, touch-me-not
Related Words: mimosa



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