shame plant meaning

UK /ʃeɪm plɑːnt/ US /ʃeɪm plænt/ 2 syllables

shame 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.

Definition of shame plant

  1. 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: sensitive plant, touch-me-not, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica

    Type of: mimosa

How to pronounce shame plant

shame plant is pronounced /ʃeɪm plɑːnt/ in British English and /ʃeɪm plænt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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