Mimose
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See also: mimose
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin mimosa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Mimose f (genitive Mimose, plural Mimosen)
- (botany) Mimosa; sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
- (figuratively) oversensitive person
- Sei nicht so empfindlich, du Mimose!
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (literally, “Don't be so sensitive, you mimosa!”)
- 2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit[1]:
- Eisenmassage, Feuersauna – koreanische Badehäuser sind nichts für Mimosen. Dafür kann man selig schlafen, wenn der Schmerz nachlässt.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mimose [feminine]
Related terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Mimose” in Duden online