WILD SENSITIVE PLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild sensitive plant mean? 

• WILD SENSITIVE PLANT (noun)
  The noun WILD SENSITIVE PLANT has 1 sense:

1. tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

  Familiarity information: WILD SENSITIVE PLANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILD SENSITIVE PLANT (noun)

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Meaning:

Tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cassia fasciculata; Chamaecrista fasciculata; partridge pea; sensitive pea; wild sensitive plant

Hypernyms ("wild sensitive plant" is a kind of...):

subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Holonyms ("wild sensitive plant" is a member of...):

Chamaecrista; genus Chamaecrista (genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia)