mimosa

See also: Mimosa

English

Mimosa (1)

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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. Certain plants of the genus Albizia (silk tree, pink siris).
3. Certain plants of the genus Acacia.
4. A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.

Hyponyms

• (genus Mimosa): sensitive plant, touch-me-not

Derived terms

• mimosa webworm (Homadaula anisocentra)
• mimosa weed (Phyllanthus urinaria)

 

Translations

plant belonging to the genus Mimosa

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: мимоза f (mimoza)
• Czech: mimóza f, citlivka f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: mimosa (nl) f
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: mimoosa (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Mimose (de) f
• Greek: μιμόζα (el) f (mimóza)
• Hungarian: mimóza (hu)
• Irish: míomós
• Italian: mimosa (it) f
• Kazakh: мимоза (mimoza)
• Piedmontese: mimosa f
• Polish: mimoza (pl) f
• Portuguese: mimosa (pt) f
• Romanian: mimoză (ro) f
• Russian: мимо́за (ru) (mimóza)
• Sinhalese: නිදිකුම්බා (si) (nidikumbā)
• Spanish: mimosa (es) f
• Turkish: mimoza (tr)

See also

• mimosa salad
• mimophant

Anagrams

• Maoism

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mimosa

1. Misspelling of mimoosa.

Usage notes

• Mimosa is used as a Finnish female given name.

Derived terms

compounds

• tuntomimosa

 

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.mo.za/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -za

Noun

mimosa m (plural mimosas)

1. mimosa

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mimosa f (plural mimose)

1. mimosa (plant and tree)

Anagrams

• sommai

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈmɔ.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: mi‧mo‧sa

Noun

mimosa f (plural mimosas)

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

   Synonyms: laranja-mimosa; see also Thesaurus:tangerina

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mimosa f (plural mimosas)

1. Mimosa (plant)

Derived terms

• mimosa arbórea

 

Adjective

mimosa

1. feminine singular of mimoso

Further reading

• “mimoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014