Meaning of MIMOSA
| Pronunciation: | | mi'mowzu
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- [n] a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
- [n] any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
- [n] evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
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| | Synonyms: | | Acacia dealbata, silver wattle |
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| | See Also: | | acacia, action plant, bush, genus Acacia, genus Mimosa, humble plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, Mimosa sensitiva, mixed drink, sensitive plant, shame plant, shrub, touch-me-not | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mi*mo"sa\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitator. Cf.
{Mime}.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and
including the sensitive plants ({Mimosa sensitiva}, and {M.
pudica}).
Note: The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several
kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in
tanning; -- called also {wattle bark}. --Tomlinson.
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