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Tweet n. 1. A shrubby plant (Mimosa pudica) in the pea family, native to tropical America, having mauve flower heads and bipinnately compound leaves with leaflets that fold and droop when touched. Also called touch-me-not. 2. Any of various similar plants, such as Chamaecrista nictitans. |
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