Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mimosa pudica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: mi-mosa pu-di-ca
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Synonyms

sensitive plant touch-me-not shame plant live-and-die humble plant action plant

Questions

What does mimosa pudica mean?: 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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