SENSITIVE PLANT

Meaning of SENSITIVE PLANT in English

1. Also called humble plant . a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.

2. any of various other plants that are sensitive to touch.

[ 1650-60 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SENSITIVE PLANT — noun Date: 1659 any of several mimosas (especially Mimosa pudica ) with leaves that fold or droop when touched
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SENSITIVE PLANT — Either of two plants in the pea family (see legume ) that close up their leaves and droop when touched. …
Английский словарь Британика
SENSITIVE PLANT — noun 1. : any of several plants of the genus Mimosa with leaves sensitive to tactile stimulation ; especially : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENSITIVE PLANT — Date: 1659 : any of several mimosas (especially Mimosa pudica ) with leaves that fold or droop when touched ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SENSITIVE PLANT — Function: noun Date: 1659 : any of several mimosas (esp. Mimosa pudica ) with leaves that fold or droop when …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SENSITIVE PLANT — ■ noun a tropical American plant of the pea family, whose leaflets fold together and leaves bend down when touched. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SENSITIVE PLANT — [sensitive plant] n (1659): any of several mimosas (esp. Mimosa pudica) with leaves that fold or droop when touched; broadly: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SENSITIVE PLANT — either of two plants, in the pea family (Fabaceae), that respond to touch and other stimulation by closing up their …
Britannica English vocabulary
SENSITIVE PLANT — Either of two plants in the pea family (see legume ) that close up their leaves and droop when touched. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SENSITIVE PLANT — бот. мимоза стыдливая (ботаника) мимоза стыдливая (Mimosa pudica)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SENSITIVE PLANT — бот. мимоза стыдливая ( Mimosa pudica )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SENSITIVE PLANT — бот. мимоза стыдливая ( Mimosa pudica )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SENSITIVE PLANT — бот. мимоза стыдливая ( Mimosa pudica )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SENSITIVE PLANT — мимоза стыдливая (Mimosa pudica)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SENSITIVE PLANT — мимоза стыдливая ( Mimosa pudica )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SENSITIVE PLANT — _бот. мимоза стыдливая
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SENSITIVE PLANT — бот. мимоза стыдливая
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SENSITIVE PLANT — бот. мимоза стыдливая (ботаника) мимоза стыдливая (Mimosa pudica)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLANT — I Any organism in the kingdom Plantae, consisting of multicellular, eukaryotic life forms (see eukaryote ) with six fundamental characteristics: …
Английский словарь Британика
SENSITIVE — I. ˈsen(t)səd.iv, -n(t)s(ə)tiv also -n(t)stəv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, of sensation, receiving …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLANT — I. ˈplant, ˈplaa(ə)nt, ˈplaint, ˈplȧnt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English planten, from Old English plantian, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — (a.) Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation.
Английский словарь Webster
SENSITIVE — (a.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.
Английский словарь Webster
SENSITIVE — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — ( a. ) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — — sensitively , adv. /sen"si tiv/ , adj. 1. endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses. 2. readily or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — I. ˈsen(t)-sə-tiv, ˈsen(t)s-təv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, probably alteration of sensativus, from sensatus sensate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — adj serving to affect the sense; sensible. 2. sensitive ·adj having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, …
Webster English vocab
PLANT — noun the sole of the foot. 2. plant ·noun a plan; an artifice; a swindle; a trick. 3. plant ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PLANT — (kingdom Plantae), multicellular, eukaryotic life form fundamentally characterized by (1) an almost exclusively photosynthetic mode of nutrition, in which the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — sensitive BrE AmE ˈsen t s ət ɪv -ɪt- AmE \ -ət̬ ɪv ▷ sensitive|ly li ▷ sensitive|ness nəs nɪs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — / ˈsensətɪv; NAmE / adjective TO PEOPLE'S FEELINGS 1. sensitive (to sth) aware of and able to understand other people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLANT — / plɑːnt; NAmE plænt/ noun , verb ■ noun LIVING THING 1. [ C ] a living thing that grows …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — sen ‧ si ‧ tive S3 W3 /ˈsensətɪv, ˈsensɪtɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ sensible , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLANT — I. plant 1 S2 W1 /plɑːnt $ plænt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ plant , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SENSITIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) very open to or acutely affected by external stimuli or mental …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) very open to or acutely affected by external stimuli or mental …
Oxford English vocab
SENSITIVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are sensitive to other …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLANT — ( plants, planting, planted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A plant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a controversial/sensitive issue (= an issue that causes strong feelings and arguments ) ▪ Abortion …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLANT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical plant (= factory producing chemicals ) ▪ There has been an explosion …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — (REACTING EASILY) [adjective] - easily influenced, changed or damaged, esp. by a physical activity or effectSome people's teeth are highly …
Cambridge English vocab
PLANT — n. oyster plant bedding plant carnivorous plant castor oil plant century plant flowering plant indigo plant pitcher plant plant virus …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLANT — Synonyms and related words : accouterments, adulterate, agent provocateur, amphibian, angiosperm, annual, apparatus, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, aquatic plant, armament, armory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective she's sensitive to changes in temperature : RESPONSIVE TO, reactive to, sentient of, sensitized to; aware of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — adj. 1 delicate, tender, sore, susceptible My arm is still sensitive where I got the injection 2 touchy, susceptible, susceptive, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SENSITIVE — прил. 1) а) чувствительный sensitive ear sensitive market sensitive paper sensitive plant б) очень нежный; легко раздражающийся a sensitive skin …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLANT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SENSITIVE — sensitive.ogg 1. ʹsensıtıv n 1. 1> телепат; человек, обладающий внечувственным восприятием 2> медиум 2. острочувствующий, ранимый человек 2. ʹsensıtıv a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLANT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLANT — 1) завод; фабрика; предприятие 2) установка; агрегат 3) электрическая станция, электростанция, ЭС ( см. тж station ) 4) энергоблок 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PLANT — 1) завод; фабрика; предприятие 2) установка; агрегат 3) электрическая станция, электростанция, ЭС (см. тж station) 4) энергоблок 5) цех; отделение; мастерская 6) установка сейсмоприёмника в …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SENSITIVE — 1) восприимчивый 2) физ. негрубое 3) светочувствительный 4) сенситивный 5) чувствительный 6) чуткий • - highly sensitive - sensitive altimeter - sensitive film - sensitive oscillation - sensitive period - sensitive volume
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLANT
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SENSITIVE — sensitive прил.1) а) чувствительный; сенсорный highly sensitive — высокочувствительный sensitive film — светочувствительная пленка Syn:sensory б) очень нежный; легко раздражимый …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLANT
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SENSITIVE — 1. ʹsensıtıv n 1. 1> телепат; человек, обладающий внечувственным восприятием 2> медиум 2. острочувствующий, ранимый человек 2. ʹsensıtıv a 1. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLANT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SENSITIVE — 1. прил. 1) а) чувствительный; сенсорный highly sensitive — высокочувствительный sensitive film — светочувствительная пленка Syn: sensory б) очень нежный; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLANT
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SENSITIVE — 1. прил. 1) а) чувствительный; сенсорный highly sensitive — высокочувствительный sensitive film — светочувствительная пленка Syn: sensory б) очень нежный; легко раздражимый a sensitive skin — нежная кожа Syn: irritable 2) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLANT
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLANT — 1) завод; фабрика 2) цех 3) установка; агрегат; станция 4) оборудование; машины • - arc-welding plant - assembly plant - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
PLANT — 1) завод; фабрика 2) цех 3) установка; агрегат; станция 4) оборудование; машины • - arc-welding plant - assembly plant - auto assembly plant - auto engine plant - automatic …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

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