mimosa
any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.
any of various similar or related plants, especially of the genus Acacia, as the silver wattle, or Albizzia, as the silk tree.
a cocktail of orange juice and champagne, usually in equal parts.
Origin of mimosa
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How to use mimosa in a sentence
Armed with a breakfast burrito and sparkling mimosa, we strongly disagree.
Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal | Tim Teeman | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey saw broken branches of the mimosa giving out their odour, that had not had time to waste itself.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidThe ground was open on all sides, a thin thread of mimosa along some slight depression being the only sort of cover it afforded.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordDouaille will have full powers, and the conference will take place at the Villa mimosa.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips OppenheimBelow them was a tangle of mimosa trees and rhododendrons, and further below still the blue Mediterranean.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim
The perfume of mimosa and roses and oleander came to him in long waves, subtle and yet invigorating.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for mimosa
/ (mɪˈməʊsə, -zə) /
any tropical shrub or tree of the leguminous genus Mimosa, having ball-like clusters of yellow or pink flowers and compound leaves that are often sensitive to touch or light: See also sensitive plant
any similar or related tree
Origin of mimosa
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