Also called humble plant.a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
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any of various other plants that are sensitive to touch.
A shrubby tropical American plant (Mimosa pudica) having mauve flower heads and bipinnately compound leaves with leaflets and leafstalks that fold and droop when touched. Also called touch-me-not.
Any of various similar plants, such as Cassia nictitans, of eastern and central North America.
