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mimosa en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mɪˈməʊ.zə/ (UK)
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• /mɪˈməʊ.sə/ (UK)
• /mɪˈmoʊ.sə/ (US)

Etymology

From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime, actor”), referring to Mimosa pudica and its habit of shrinking back when touched. The cocktail is named after the bright yellow, fragrant flowers of the mimosa Acacia dealbata.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • A Guardia Civil spokesperson said that ayahuasca, San Pedro, toad poison, wild rue and mimosa pudica were prohibited substances in Spain, adding that their consumption was not authorised because, while they were natural substances, they could be highly dangerous to human health. 2025 August 11, Sam Jones, “Ayahuasca and toad poison seized as police raid spiritual retreats in Spain”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
2. Certain plants of the genus Albizia (silk tree, pink siris).
   • Ya find yrself in the fret / of reclamation via musks all motherland-misty / (coconut milk, marine accord, mimosa tree). 2018 December 14, Tarfia Faizullah, “Yr Not Exotic, but Once Ya Wanted to Be”, in Poetry, volume 213, number 3, page 270:
3. Certain plants of the genus Acacia.
   • Mitchell, Flinders and ribbon grasses, with occasional patches of spindle grass amongst which stood up the sweetly edible grey mimosa bush. 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 45:
4. A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.

Forms

Deriveds

mimosa weed · mimosa webworm · mimohuasca

Hyponyms

touch-me-not (genus Mimosa) · sensitive plant (genus Mimosa)

Relateds

mimosa salad · mimophant

Translations (21)

id mimosa (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · kk мимоза (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · cs citlivka (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · tr mimoza (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · hu mimóza (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · nl mimosa (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · pt mimosa (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · pms mimosa (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · es mimosa (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · ru мимо́за (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · bg мимоза (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · ro mimoză (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · el μιμόζα (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · pl mimoza (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · it mimosa (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · he מִימוֹזָה (cocktail) · fi mimoosa (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · si නිදිකුම්බා (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · ga míomós (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · de Mimose (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) · cs mimóza (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)