sensitive plant
Noun
Meaning
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
semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
Source: WordNetSynonyms
touch-me-not
humble plant
Mimosa pudica
action plant
live-and-die
shame plant
Mimosa sensitiva
mimosa
catgut
celandine
partridge pea
feverwort
Chamaecrista fasciculata
american senna
ozone-sensitive plant
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Examples
A sensitive plant in a garden grew, And the young winds fed it with silver dew, And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light, And closed them beneath the kisses of night.