| 词汇 | sensitive plant |
| 词源 | sensitive plant. Mimosa pudica, the hairy sensitive plant, is so called because its leaves will fold together with sufficient ir- ritation or cloudy weather—this representing one of the most remarkable cases of physiological response in the plant king- dom. It is also known by the terms humble plant and touch me not. |
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