| genus mimosa | (n) genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement |
| mimosa | (n) any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves |
| mimosa | (n) a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice, Syn. buck's fizz |
| mimosaceae | (n) family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae, Syn. family Mimosaceae |
| prairie mimosa | (n) perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers, Syn. Desmanthus ilinoensis, prickle-weed |
| huisache | (n) tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery, Syn. flame tree, mimosa bush, sweet acacia, cassie, scented wattle, sweet wattle, Acacia farnesiana |
| sensitive plant | (n) prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled, Syn. action plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, touch-me-not, humble plant, shame plant |
| sensitive plant | (n) semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch, Syn. Mimosa sensitiva |
| silver wattle | (n) evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers, Syn. Acacia dealbata, mimosa |
