humble plant

English

Wikispecies

Noun

humble plant (plural humble plants)

1. sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).

Synonyms

• touch-me-not

Further reading

• “humble”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “humble plant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.