humble plant

noun

1. sensitive plant ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of humble plant¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

Just 4 to 6 inches tall, the humble plant is, in one particular way, the most remarkable living thing in the world.

From Los Angeles Times

If you find it strange that such a humble plant has such a gigantic genome, scientists do, too.

From New York Times

In her more than 350 references to flowers, the rose is most frequent, but Dickinson was also fond of humble plants like dandelions, clover and daisies.

From New York Times

They were the exquisite blooms of the jimson weed, that humble plant which grows undisturbed in every country barn lot in Kentucky.

From Project Gutenberg

The humble plants and flowers: grasses, mosses, ferns, and water plants.

From Project Gutenberg