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Definition of Sensitive plant

Sensitive plant
Sensitive Sen"si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See Sense.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. 2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected. She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny. --Macaulay. 3. (a) (Mech.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales. (b) (Chem. & Photog.) Readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays. 4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.] A sensitive love of some sensitive objects. --Hammond. 5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation. --E. Darwin. Sensitive fern (Bot.), an American fern (Onoclea sensibilis), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a slight tendency to fold together. Sensitive flame (Physics), a gas flame so arranged that under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight sounds of the proper pitch. Sensitive joint vetch (Bot.), an annual leguminous herb ([AE]schynomene hispida), with sensitive foliage. Sensitive paper, paper prepared for photographic purpose by being rendered sensitive to the effect of light. Sensitive plant. (Bot.) (a) A leguminous plant (Mimosa pudica, or M. sensitiva, and other allied species), the leaves of which close at the slightest touch. (b) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the sensitive brier (Schrankia) of the Southern States, two common American species of Cassia (C. nictitans, and C. Cham[ae]crista), a kind of sorrel (Oxalis sensitiva), etc.

Meaning of Sensitive plant from wikipedia

- Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant,[citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, or shameplant) is a creeping annual...
- America. Its most common English name is sickle senna or sickle wild sensitive-plant. Other common names include sickle pod, tora, coffee pod and foetid...
- nuttallii) Giant sensitive plant (Mimosa pigra) Mimosa polyantha Mimosa polycarpa var. spegazzinii Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) Roemer sensitive briar (Mimosa...
- pantropical distribution. It is commonly known as the giant sensitive plant, giant false sensitive plant, or nila gr****. Mimosa diplotricha is classified under...
- things had a "sensitive soul" or like plants only a "vegetative soul". Theophrastus, Aristotle's student, continued his work in plant taxonomy and classification...
- Various folk cultures and traditions ****ign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by po****tions that are increasingly...
- corymbosa (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – Argentine senna, Argentine wild sensitive plant Senna costata (J.F.Bailey & C.T.White) Randell (northern Australia)...
- genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of the genus are commonly known as sensitive pea. Several species...
- William Tighe. Mrs Mason became the inspiration for S****ey's poem "The Sensitive Plant", and S****ey's discussions with Mason and Tighe influenced his political...
- plants under the influence of light (e.g. UV light, rays of sun). An emulsion is made from crushed flower petals or any other light-sensitive plant,...