sensitive pea

sensitive pea
noun
tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex
Member Holonyms: ↑Chamaecrista, ↑genus Chamaecrista

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noun
: any of several herbs of the genus Cassia having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; especially : either of two No. American plants (C. fasciculata and C. nictitans)

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sensitive pea,
= partridge pea. (Cf.partridge pea)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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