'Mimosa' definitions:
Definition of 'mimosa'
(from WordNet)
noun
Evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: silver wattle, mimosa, Acacia dealbata]
noun
Any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
noun
A mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice [syn: mimosa, buck's fizz]
Definition of 'Mimosa'
From: GCIDE
- Mimosa \Mi*mo"sa\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitator. Cf. Mime.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and Mimosa pudica). [1913 Webster]
- Note: The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark. --Tomlinson. [1913 Webster]