Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shame plant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
shame -plant
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

shame plants (plural) shameplant (alternative)

Synonyms

sensitive plant touch-me-not live-and-die humble plant action plant mimosa pudica

Questions

What does shame plant mean?
Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.
Where does shame plant come from?
So called because of its shrinking reaction to being touched. Compare Latin pudica (“shamefaced”) in the taxonomic name.

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