mimosa
See also: Mimosa
English
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Etymology
From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime”)
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊsə, -əʊzə
Noun
mimosa (plural mimosas or mimosae)
- (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.
- Albizia species (silk tree, pink siris).
- Acacia species.
- A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.
Translations
plant belonging to the genus Mimosa
See also
Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
mimosa
- Misspelling of mimoosa.
Usage notes
- Mimosa is used as Finnish female given name.
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
mimosa m (plural mimosas)
Italian
Noun
mimosa f (plural mimose)
- mimosa (plant and tree)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Noun
mimosa f (plural mimosas)
- (botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)
- mandarin (fruit)
- tangerine (variety of the mandarin orange)
Synonyms
- (mandarin): tangerina (widespread form) plus several regional synonyms in Brazil:
- bergamota, vergamota, (South Brazil)
- laranja-cravo (Northeast Brazil)
- laranja-mimosa, mandarina, mexerica (Center-West and Southeast Brazil)
- poncã (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, South Brazil)
- tanja (Maranhão, Piauí)
Spanish
Adjective
mimosa
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective mimoso.
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- English 3-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Botany
- en:Cocktails
- en:Mimosa subfamily plants
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- Finnish misspellings
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
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- Italian lemmas
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- it:Plants
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- pt:Botany
- Spanish non-lemma forms
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