WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sen′sitive plant′, 
    1. Plant BiologyAlso called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
    2. Plant Biologyany of various other plants that are sensitive to touch.
    • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sensitive plant n
  1. a tropical American mimosa plant, Mimosa pudica, the leaflets and stems of which fold if touched
'sensitive plant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mimosa - humble plant

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