mimosa

/mɪˈmoʊsə/

/mɪˈmʌʊsə/

Other forms: mimosas

Definitions of mimosa

1. noun

   a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
   synonyms: buck's fizz

   type of:

   mixed drink

   made of two or more ingredients
2. noun

   evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
   synonyms: Acacia dealbata, silver wattle

   type of:

   wattle

   any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle
3. noun

   any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
   types:

   Mimosa sensitiva, sensitive plant

   semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch

   Mimosa pudica, action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, sensitive plant, shame plant, touch-me-not

   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

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems