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sensitive plant

noun /sɛnsɪtɪvplænt/ 3 syllables 15 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 24
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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

noun

semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch

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