sensitive plant

n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and

Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having

sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop

at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {touch-me-not},

{shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble plant}, {action

plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]

2: semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America

having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch [syn:

{Mimosa sensitiva}]