Phrase guide
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noun
An organism thought to be intermediate between plants and animals; a zoophyte.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A plant that moves in response to touch and other physical stimuli; especially Mimosa pudica, an annual plant native to Central and South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: noli me tangere, sensitive weed, shame plant, shy plant, sleepy plant, touch-me-not
Antonyms: none provided
noun
semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mimosa sensitiva
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mimosa
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 source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mimosa
History
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Across languages
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
