mimosa

From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime, actor”), referring to Mimosa pudica and its habit of shrinking back when touched. The cocktail is named after the bright yellow, fragrant flowers of the mimosa Acacia dealbata.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɪˈməʊ.sə/, /mɪˈməʊ.zə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɪˈmoʊ.sə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊsə, -əʊzə

mimosa (plural mimosas or mimosae)

1. (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.
2. Certain plants of the genus Albizia (silk tree, pink siris).
3. Certain plants of the genus Acacia.
4. A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.

• (genus Mimosa): sensitive plant, touch-me-not

• mimosa salad
• mimophant

• Maoism

• IPA^(key): /ˈmimosɑ/, [ˈmimo̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -imosɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mi‧mo‧sa

mimosa

1. Misspelling of mimoosa.

• Mimosa is used as a Finnish female given name.

• IPA^(key): /mi.mo.za/

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• Rhymes: -za

mimosa m (plural mimosas)

1. mimosa

• “mimosa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /miˈmo.za/
• Rhymes: -oza
• Hyphenation: mi‧mó‧sa

mimosa f (plural mimose)

1. mimosa (plant and tree)

• sommai

• Hyphenation: mi‧mo‧sa

mimosa f (plural mimosas)

1. (botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)
2. (South Brazil) mandarin (fruit)

   Synonyms: laranja-mimosa; see also Thesaurus:tangerina

• IPA^(key): /miˈmosa/ [miˈmo.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: mi‧mo‧sa

mimosa f (plural mimosas)

1. Mimosa (plant)

mimosa

1. feminine singular of mimoso

• “mimoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28