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deu: Mimose
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(noun) 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
shame plant, action plant, touch-me-not, humble plant, Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant, live-and-die
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(noun) someone who shrinks from familiarity with others
shrinking violet, shy person
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