mimosa

mi·mo·sa  (m-ms, -z)

n.

1. Any of various mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees of the genus Mimosa, having globular heads of small flowers with protruding stamens and usually bipinnate, compound leaves that are often sensitive to touch or light.

2. See silk tree.

3. A drink consisting of champagne and orange juice.

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[New Latin Mmsa, genus name, from Latin mmus, mime (from the plant's apparent mimicry of animal reactions), from Greek mmos.]

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mimosa

Noun

a tropical shrub with ball-like clusters of yellow flowers and leaves sensitive to touch and light [Latin mimus mime, because the plant's sensitivity to touch imitates the similar reaction of animals]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mimosa - evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers Acacia dealbata, silver wattle genus Acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa wattle - any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle
	2.	mimosa - any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves genus Mimosa - genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement Mimosa sensitiva, sensitive plant - semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant, shame plant, touch-me-not - 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 bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	mimosa - a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice buck's fizz mixed drink - made of two or more ingredients

Translations

mimosa

n mimosa [miˈməuzə]

a plant with small flowers and fern-like leaves which close when touched (also called sensitive plant). mimosa ميموزا، السِّت المِسْتحِيَّه мимоза mimóza mimose die Mimose μιμόζα (είδος φυτού) mimosa mimoos گیاه حساس mimoosa mimosa מִימוֹזָה पौधों का छुई मुई वंश mimoza mimóza puteri malu mímósa mimosa ミモザ 미모사, 신경초 mimoza mimoza pokok semalu mimosa sanseplante, mimosa(kvist) mimoza mimosa mimoză мимоза mimóza mimoza mimoza mimosa ต้นไมยราบ küstümotu, mimoza 含羞草 мімоза چھوئی موئی cây mimosa 含羞草