Definition of Mimsa
||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).
&fist; The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to
several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; --
called also wattle bark. Tomlinson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- Silk Tree or the Pink Siris
- Acacia
- a cocktail consisting of champagne and orange juice.
- the star Beta Crucis (Becrux)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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