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MIMOSA

\mɪmˈə͡ʊsə], \mɪmˈə‍ʊsə], \m_ɪ_m_ˈəʊ_s_ə]\

Definitions of MIMOSA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and M. pudica).

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (sensitiva, and M. pudica).

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A tropical shrub or tree with round heads of pink or white flowers.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A genus of leguminous plants, including the sensitive plant, said to be so called from its imitating animal sensibility.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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