shame plant

短语

[网络] 羞耻植物

词形变化

shame plants 复数 shame plants

别名

shameplant

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

humble plant sensitive plant touch-me-not

上位词 1

mimosa

词源

So called because of its shrinking reaction to being touched. Compare Latin pudica (“shamefaced”) in the taxonomic name.

来源：wiktionary