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shame plant

shame plant noun: mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.

Noun

shame plant (plural shame plants)

  1. Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.

Forms of shame plant

pluralshame plants
alternative formshameplant

Origin of shame plant

So called because of its shrinking reaction to being touched. Compare Latin pudica (“shamefaced”) in the taxonomic name.

Questions about shame plant

What does shame plant mean?
Shame plant means mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.
What part of speech is shame plant?
Shame plant is a noun.
What is the plural of shame plant?
The plural of shame plant is shame plants.

Words near shame plant in the dictionary

  1. shame be to him who thinks evil of it
  2. shame job
  3. shame jobs
  4. shame on me
  5. shame on you
  6. shame plant
  7. shame plants
  8. shame pole
  9. shame poles
  10. shame reel
  11. shame reels

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