Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensitive plant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: sen-si-tive -plant
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism thought to be intermediate between plants and animals; a zoophyte.

Obsolete

noun

A plant that moves in response to touch and other physical stimuli; especially Mimosa pudica, an annual plant native to Central and South America.

Example Sentences

"The picture that was found on a bramble-bush, the new sensitive-plant, or tree, which caught the swain by the upper-garment, and presented to his ravished eyes a portrait."
"A Sensitive Plant in a garden grew, / And the young winds fed it with silver dew, / And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light, / And closed them beneath the kisses of the night."
"The heart is the true sensitive plant—revolting at a touch."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sensitive plants (plural)

Synonyms

noli me tangere sensitive weed shame plant shy plant sleepy plant touch-me-not mimosa sensitiva live-and-die humble plant action plant mimosa pudica

Questions

What does sensitive plant mean?: An organism thought to be intermediate between plants and animals; a zoophyte.

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