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Meaning of GENUS MIMOSA

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 Definition: [n]  genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement
 
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 See Also: action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, mimosa, Mimosa pudica, Mimosa sensitiva, Mimosoideae, rosid dicot genus, sensitive plant, shame plant, subfamily Mimosoideae, touch-me-not

 

 

 

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