[mi-moh-suh, -zuh] 
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | any of various similar or related plants, esp. of the genus Acacia, as the silver wattle, or Albizzia, as the silk tree. |
| 3. | a cocktail of orange juice and champagne, usually in equal parts. |
| a tree, Albizia julibrissin, of the legume family, native to Asia, having pinnate leaves and plumelike pink flowers and widely cultivated as an ornamental. |
| a tree, Acacia dealbata, of the legume family, native to Australia and Tasmania, having feathery, silver-gray foliage and fragrant yellow flowers. |
| mi·mo·sa (mĭ-mō'sə, -zə) n.
[New Latin Mīmōsa, genus name, from Latin mīmus, mime (from the plant's apparent mimicry of animal reactions), from Greek mīmos.] |
| silk tree n. An Asian tree (Albizia julibrissin) having pinnately compound leaves and heads of pinkish flowers with many long filaments. Also called mimosa. |
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