Mimosa
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- noun
- /mɪˈmoʊsə/
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mimosa
- In the garden, the mimosa plant reacts quickly, closing its leaves at the slightest movement.
Examples
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Like a mimosa blossom.
Fiction book (1995) -
The mimosa has taken over several irreplaceable wetlands, doubling its area almost every year in some places.
Academic text (2007) -
There already exist methods by which plants can move suddenly, as seen in Venus flytraps or mimosa plants.
Blog text (34) -
But it is the Mimosa pudica, better known as the Tickle me plant or the sensitive plant.
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Album: MVP Sounds Like: PANTyRAid, Mimosa
Blog text (17) -
You love the sounds of the names given to the vegetation: magnolia, mimosa, hydrangea, sparkleberry.
Fiction book (1998) -
The scent of mimosa, hyacinth, and narcissi mingled with the smell of beeswax, lemons, and dried roses, and ripe apples cooking on a stove somewhere.
Fiction book (1996) -
But that's OK, go on inventing a profile for me in your head because endorsing LIBERTY is something I support vehemently... and keep hitting those Mimosas; apparently, they really help your reading comprehension.
Blog text (11) -
Of the 15 Lepidoptera families with three or fewer species on the complete list, only a single species, the mimosa webworm (F. Plutellidac) (Homadaula anisocentra Meyrick), was on the high-impact list.
Academic text (2010) -
The sensitive plant, or mimosa, is known for its leaves that fold up when touched.
Compounds
- US
A thorny plant from tropical America with yellow fragrant flowers used to make perfume
- Specialized
A small tropical plant with leaves that quickly fold and droop when touched or at night
- Specialized
A prickly bush from tropical America whose leaves fold when touched or in bright light
How Sensitive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Mimosa comes from the Greek mimos, meaning 'actor' or 'mimic', and is related to the English word mimic. The plant got this name because its leaves quickly move and fold when touched, like it is 'acting' or copying movement, so the name fits its touch-sensitive behavior.