humble plant

noun

sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).

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touch-me-notsensitive plantshame plantlive-and-dieaction plantMimosa pudica
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Meanings

nounhumble plant (plural humble plants)

plural humble plants

  1. sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).

    Synonyms: touch-me-not

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).

Similar
touch-me-not

More synonyms by meaning

nounprostrate 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

Similar
sensitive planttouch-me-notshame plantlive-and-dieaction plantMimosa pudica
Broader
mimosa
Also see
sensitive plantshame planttouch-me-not

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

“humble plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humble%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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