sensitive plant
noun
: any of several mimosas (especially Mimosa pudica) with leaves that fold or droop when touched
broadly
: a plant responding to touch with movement
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The National Weather Service recommends: Bringing sensitive plants indoors.
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Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
Cover sensitive plants before sunset; that helps capture any ground heat and keeps it close to the plants.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Melton plays Joe like a sensitive plant whose leaves fold inward when touched by enemies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023
When forecasters predicted that oppressive heat would settle over much of the South for days this month, one of the first thoughts for staff members at the Mobile Botanical Gardens was how to protect their most sensitive plants.
—Judson Jones, New York Times, 30 June 2023
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Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
Cover sensitive plants before sunset; that helps capture any ground heat and keeps it close to the plants.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Melton plays Joe like a sensitive plant whose leaves fold inward when touched by enemies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023
When forecasters predicted that oppressive heat would settle over much of the South for days this month, one of the first thoughts for staff members at the Mobile Botanical Gardens was how to protect their most sensitive plants.
—Judson Jones, New York Times, 30 June 2023
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“Sensitive plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensitive%20plant. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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