nounaeschȳnŏmĕnēAESCHYNOMENE☆ KeepMeaninga plant which shrinks when touchedLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879AESCHYNOMENELEWIS & SHORTAESCHYNOMENEaeschȳnŏmĕnē, ēs, f., = αἰσχυνομένη (ashamed), I. a plant which shrinks when touched, a sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica, Linn., Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167.Read the whole entry