mimosaceous

[mim-uh-sey-shuhs, mahy-muh-]

mim·o·sa·ceous

[mim-uh-sey-shuhs, mahy-muh-]
adjective
belonging to the Mimosaceae, now regarded as a subfamily (Mimosoideae) of the legume family.
Compare legume family.


Origin:
< Neo-Latin Mimosace(ae) name of the family (see mimosa, -aceae) + -ous
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Mimosaceous is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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