live-and-die
n 1: 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 [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]