A Conversation for The Sensitive Plant - Mimosa Pudica
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FordsTowel Started conversation Feb 19, 2008
For those who enjoy talking about entries they read:
* Mimosa (mim-MOH-suh) - From the word for mimic, because the movement of the leaves.
* pudica (pud-EE-kuh) - Shrinking, closing, modest.
Yet they look nothing like champagne or orange juice!
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