shame plant

shame plant
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
Hypernyms: ↑mimosa
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Mimosa

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