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Noun: wild sensitive plant
  1. Tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
    - partridge pea, sensitive pea, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Cassia fasciculata

Derived forms: wild sensitive plants

Type of: subshrub, suffrutex

Part of: Chamaecrista, genus Chamaecrista

Encyclopedia: Wild sensitive plant