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sensitive pea

noun

tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

• Syn: ↑partridge pea, ↑wild sensitive plant, ↑Chamaecrista fasciculata, ↑Cassia fasciculata

• Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex

• Member Holonyms: ↑Chamaecrista, ↑genus Chamaecrista

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noun

: any of several herbs of the genus Cassia having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; especially : either of two No. American plants (C. fasciculata and C. nictitans)

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sensitive pea,

= partridge pea. (Cf. ↑partridge pea)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.