Definition of Mimosa pudica

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Action Plant, Humble Plant, Live-and-die, Sensitive Plant, Shame Plant, Touch-me-not
Group relationships: Genus Mimosa
Generic synonyms: Mimosa

Medical Definition of Mimosa pudica

1. The sensitive plant whose leaflets fold inwards very rapidly when touched. A more vigorous stimulus causes the whole leaf to droop and the stimulus can be transmitted to neighbouring leaves. (12 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mimosa Pudica

Miltonia
Miltonian
Miltonic
Miltown
Milvus migrans
Milwaukee
Mimamsa
Mimantean
Mimanteans
Mimantian
Mimas
Mimidae
Mimir
Mimnermus
Mimosa
Mimosa pudica
Mimosa sensitiva
Mimosaceae
Mimosoideae
Mimus
Mimus polyglotktos
MinGW
Min Min lights
Min Nan
Min dialect
Minamata Bay
Minamata disease
Minangkabau
Minas Gerais
Minato Ohashi Bridge

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