From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmimosami‧mo‧sa /mɪˈməʊzə $ -ˈmoʊsə/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 HBPa tree with small yellow flowers that grows in hot countries2 American English a mixture of champagne and orange juice, or a glass of this SYN Buck’s Fizz British English
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mimosa• There were cicadas in the mimosa and gulls crying on the wing.• Things we think of as exotic grow wild here, like the mimosa.Origin mimosa (1700-1800) Latin mimus ( → MIME1); because it copies animal behavior in reacting when touched 