Shame plant
Shame plant 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.
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Synonyms for Shame plant
Sensitive plant is a synonym for shame plant. In some cases you can use "Sensitive plant" instead a noun phrase "Shame plant".
Sensitive plant
Sensitive plant 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.
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Synonyms for Sensitive plant
Shame plant is a synonym for sensitive plant. You can use "Shame plant" instead a noun phrase "Sensitive plant".
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Sensitive plant and Shame plant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shame_plant/sensitive_plant
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