Definition of 'action plant'

Noun

1. 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 Mimosa pudica

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