mimosa

English - Turkish

Definition of mimosa in English Turkish dictionary: {i} mimoza; köseğen; küstümotu; Mimosa pudica

English - English

Definition of mimosa in English English dictionary: The star Beta Crucis; Silk tree or the pink siris; Acacia; 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 cocktail consisting of champagne and orange juice; Any member of the more than 450 species that make up the genus Mimosa in the family Mimosaceae, native to tropical and subtropical areas throughout both hemispheres. Most are herbaceous plants or undershrubs; some are woody climbers; a few are small trees. They are often prickly. Mimosas are widely cultivated for the beauty of their foliage and for their interesting response to light and mechanical stimuli: the leaves of some species droop in response to darkness and close up their leaflets when touched. The name comes from this "mimicking" of animal sensibility. The roots of some species are poisonous; others contain skin irritants. Many acacias are commonly but incorrectly called mimosas. See also sensitive plant; a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves; the star Beta Crucis (Becrux); {i} type of tropical plant with clusters of small flowers and leaves that are sensitive to touch (Botany); any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves; a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice; pudica; A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants Mimosa sensitiva, and M; evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
genus mimosa: genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement
mimosae: plural of mimosa
mimosas: plural of mimosa
prairie mimosa: perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers