shame plant
shame plant · shame plants
недотрога
Schamhafte Sinnpflanze, Schampflanze
Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudicaMimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.
Meaning
1 sensesMimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.
More definitions
- prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
Origin
So called because of its shrinking reaction to being touched. Compare Latin pudica (“shameSo called because of its shrinking reaction to being touched. Compare Latin pudica (“shamefaced”) in the taxonomic name.
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Forms
plural: shame plantsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled:sensitive planttouch-me-notlive-and-diehumble plantaction plantMimosa pudica