sensitive plant meaning
UK /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv plɑːnt/ US /ˈsɛnsətɪv plænt/ 4 syllables
sensitive plant (noun): 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 plant has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
sensitive plant as a noun
- 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
Synonyms: touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica
Type of: mimosa
- semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
Synonyms: Mimosa sensitiva
Type of: mimosa
How to pronounce sensitive plant
sensitive plant is pronounced /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv plɑːnt/ in British English and /ˈsɛnsətɪv plænt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.
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