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
• Syn: ↑sensitive plant, ↑touch-me-not, ↑shame plant, ↑humble plant, ↑action plant, ↑Mimosa pudica
• Hypernyms: ↑mimosa
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Mimosa
Useful english dictionary. 2012.