mimosa

From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɪˈməʊ.sə/, /mɪˈməʊ.zə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɪˈmoʊ.sə/
• Rhymes: -əʊsə, -əʊzə

mimosa (plural mimosas or mimosae)

1. (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.
2. Albizia species (silk tree, pink siris).
3. Acacia species.
4. A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.

• mimosa salad
• mimophant

• Maoism

• IPA^(key): /ˈmimosɑ/, [ˈmimo̞s̠ɑ]
• Rhymes: -imosɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mi‧mo‧sa

mimosa

1. Misspelling of mimoosa.

• Mimosa is used as Finnish female given name.

• IPA^(key): /mi.mo.za/

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• Rhymes: -za

mimosa m (plural mimosas)

1. mimosa

• “mimosa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /miˈmo.za/
• Rhymes: -oza
• Hyphenation: mi‧mó‧sa

mimosa f (plural mimose)

1. mimosa (plant and tree)

• sommai

• Hyphenation: mi‧mo‧sa

mimosa f (plural mimosas)

1. (botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)
2. mandarin (fruit)

   Synonym: tangerina

3. tangerine (variety of the mandarin orange)

• See tangerina for other regional synonyms of the fruit.

• IPA^(key): /miˈmosa/ [miˈmo.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: mi‧mo‧sa

mimosa

1. feminine singular of mimoso