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mimosa/miˈməʊzə, -sə/n. 1 any leguminous shrub of the genus Mimosa, esp. M. pudica, having globular usu. yellow flowers and sensitive leaflets which droop when touched 含羞草属植物(尤指含羞草) 2 any of various acacia plants with showy yellow flowers 金合欢树属植物 [modern Latin, apparently from Latin (as MIME, from its ‘imitating’ the sensitivity of animals) + fem. suffix -osa] |