单词 | american sensitive plant |
释义 | > as lemmasAmerican sensitive plant ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > mimosa or sensitive plant > plant similar to bastard sensitive plant1759 false sensitive plant1771 American sensitive plant1807 1772 J. Hill Veg. Syst. XX. 52 American Sensitive..Æschynomene Americana.] 1807 ‘A. McDonald’ Compl. Dict. Pract. Gardening at Mimosa M. pigra, Slow American Sensitive Plant. 1829 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. xxvi. 149 Another species is Cassia nictitans, with very small yellow flowers and beautiful pinnate leaves, which remain folded at night; it shrinks back from the touch, for which reason it is called the American sensitive plant. 1863 T. Hood Works VII. App. 408 Collars curling off from the obnoxious glowing cheek, like the leaves of the American sensitive plant. < as lemmas |
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