mimosa
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- noun
- /mɪˈmoʊsə/
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mimosa (planta)
- Looking after them through the tops of the drooping mimosa and Chinese elm trees, Miguel Chico felt he was inside a heart on fire with joy and sorrow.
- mimosa tree
- mimosa flowers
- yellow mimosa
This has white neroli, mimosa and lemon in it so I could sniff this just all day.
- This has white neroli, mimosa and lemon in it so I could sniff this just all day.
Examples
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The scent of mimosa was dizzying.
Fiction book (1994) -
We arrived there in March, when Moldavians celebrate the beginning of spring and give each other snowdrops, mimosa, and miniature flowers.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the backyard, we sat by a mimosa tree.
Fiction book (1992) -
I thought of cypress and mimosa. I'm still thinking of those things today.
Fiction book (1990) -
As he does so, he sees Tubby Wells standing across the sand road under a mimosa watching him.
Fiction book (1990) -
But here in the front yard, away from the shade of the mimosa tree, she has chosen a few meters to receive the full benefit of the sun.
Fiction book (1992) -
A soft breeze sprang up, carrying a smell like mimosa and creating waves in the diaphanous curtains that were behind them.
Fiction book (1990) -
The home was an impressive thing, with a long veranda, wistaria, clematis, and mimosa trees, upon which the early spring heat rested.
Fiction book (2002) -
Sunlight slaps the just-sprung leaves of a mimosa tree, whose roots upend the sidewalk beneath his feet.
Fiction book (1996) -
The garden was filled with beautiful mimosa trees, their feathery leaves swaying gently in the wind.
Synonyms
A small decorative tree from Asia with feathery leaves and clusters of pink, fluffy flowers
A thorny plant from tropical America with yellow fragrant flowers used to make perfume
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
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Etymology
Mimosa for the plant comes from the Greek mimos meaning 'actor' or 'mime', because the leaves fold and seem to 'move' when you touch them, so the plant was named for its acting, lively look.