mimosa : Idioms & Phrases
genus mimosa
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noun genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement
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mimosa bush
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noun tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
flame tree; Acacia farnesiana; scented wattle; huisache; sweet acacia; sweet wattle; cassie.
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mimosa pudica
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noun 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
live-and-die; touch-me-not; sensitive plant; action plant; humble plant; shame plant.
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mimosa sensitiva
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noun semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
sensitive plant.
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prairie mimosa
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noun perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
Desmanthus ilinoensis; prickle-weed.
