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 shame plant
      n : prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
          Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
          sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at
          night or when touched or cooled [syn: sensitive plant,
          touch-me-not, live-and-die, humble plant, action
          plant, Mimosa pudica]