Sensitive plant
Definition of Sensitive plant
(Bot.)
A
leguminous
plant
(
Mimosa
pudica
,
or
M
.
sensitiva
,
and
other
allied
species
),
the
leaves
of
which
close
at
the
slightest
touch
.
Any
plant
showing
motions
after
irritation
,
as
the
sensitive
brier
(
Schrankia
)
of
the
Southern
States
,
two
common
American
species
of
Cassia
(
C
.
nictitans
,
and
C
. Chamæcrista
),
a
kind
of
sorrel
(
Oxalis
sensitiva
),
etc
.
See also:
Sensitive
Sensitive
Related Words
action
plant
,
genus
Mimosa
,
humble
plant
,
live-and-die
,
mimosa
,
Mimosa
pudica
,
shame
plant
,
touch-me-not
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