Mimosa

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the mimosas.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe

• (genus): Mimosa sensitiva - type species; Mimosa aculeaticarpa, Mimosa acutistipula, Mimosa adpressa, Mimosa affinis, Mimosa albida, Mimosa arenosa, Mimosa artemisiana, Mimosa asperata, Mimosa bahamensis, Mimosa bimucronata, Mimosa blanchettii, Mimosa brachycarpa, Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, Mimosa calodendron, Mimosa camporum, Mimosa casta, Mimosa ceratonia, Mimosa debilis, Mimosa diplotricha, Mimosa distachya, Mimosa distans, Mimosa dolens, Mimosa dormiens, Mimosa dysocarpa, Mimosa emoryana, Mimosa ephedroides, Mimosa farinosa, Mimosa filipes, Mimosa flagellaris, Mimosa flocculosa, Mimosa grahamii, Mimosa guilandinae, Mimosa hamata, Mimosa incana, Mimosa invisa, Mimosa laticifera, Mimosa luisana, Mimosa malacophylla, Mimosa mensicola, Mimosa myriadena, Mimosa nuda, Mimosa ophthalmocentra, Mimosa orthocarpa, Mimosa palmeri, Mimosa pellita, Mimosa pigra, Mimosa polyantha, Mimosa polycarpa, Mimosa polydactyla, Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant), Mimosa quadrivalvis, Mimosa ramulosa, Mimosa rubicaulis, Mimosa rufescens, Mimosa scabrella, Mimosa schomburgkii, Mimosa sensibilis, Mimosa skinneri, Mimosa somnians, Mimosa strigillosa, Mimosa tenuiflora, Mimosa tricephala, Mimosa uliginosa, Mimosa uraguensis, Mimosa velloziana, Mimosa verrucosa, Mimosa xanthocentra (other species)

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Mimosa

1. The star Beta Crucis.

• Becrux

• Maoism

From the plant genus Mimosa during the latter half of the 20th century.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmimosɑ]
• Hyphenation: Mi‧mo‧sa

Mimosa

1. A female given name.
   • 2011 Anna Tommola, Seitsemäs käsiala ja muita kertomuksia, WSOY, →ISBN, page 11:

     Mitä valtavampi mies, sitä sirompi ja pikkuisempi oli Mimosa. Kuin keiju. Kuin kukka. Siksi hän vaihtoi nimensäkin, hänhän oli herkkä.

• Mimosa (since 1973) = Panacea/Falbala of the Asterix comic books.

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