touch-me-not

/ˌˈtʌtʃ ˈmi ˌnɑt/

Definitions of touch-me-not

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: Mimosa pudica, action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, sensitive plant, shame plant

   type of:

   mimosa

   any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
2. noun

   North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
   synonyms: Impatiens capensis, celandine, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
3. noun

   Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
   synonyms: Ecballium elaterium, exploding cucumber, squirting cucumber

   type of:

   gourd, gourd vine

   any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds