Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mimosa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 {M.
pudica}).
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mimosa
n 1: evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and
young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {silver wattle}, {Acacia
dealbata}]
2: any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa
having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
3: a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
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