action plant

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action plant - 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

humble plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant, shame plant, touch-me-not

genus Mimosa - genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement

mimosa - any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves

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"This high time that all our energies should be directed towards the implementation of Nation Action Plant with full force instead of immature approaches being adopted by some government functionaries who talk against terrorism less and target opposition leaders more," he added.

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