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- [sen-si-tiv plant, plahnt]
- /ˈsɛn sɪ tɪv plænt, plɑnt/
- /ˈsensətɪv plɑːnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sen-si-tiv plant, plahnt]
- /ˈsɛn sɪ tɪv plænt, plɑnt/
Definitions of sensitive plant words
- noun sensitive plant Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched. 1
- noun sensitive plant any of various other plants that are sensitive to touch. 1
- noun sensitive plant a tropical American mimosa plant, Mimosa pudica, the leaflets and stems of which fold if touched 0
- noun sensitive plant any similar plant, such as the leguminous plant Cassia nictitans of E North America 0
- noun sensitive plant a person who is easily upset 0
- noun sensitive plant a tropical American plant (Mimosa pudica) of the mimosa family, with a spiny stem, minute, purplish flowers in spherical clusters, and leaflets that fold and leafstalks that droop at the slightest touch 0
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Origin of sensitive plant
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
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Parts of speech for Sensitive plant
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sensitive plant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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