| 单词 | mimosa family |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmimosa family mimosa family n. the family Mimosaceae, one of the three separate families into which the Leguminosae are sometimes divided, characterized by small, regular flowers with numerous stamens, usually grouped in globular heads. ΚΠ 1855 Biblical Repertory 27 614 The ‘red-water’ is a decoction made from the inner bark of a large forest tree of the mimosa family. 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 91 Mimoseæ. The Mimosa Family. 1918 W. Cather My Ántonia v. i. 382 At the gate grew two silvery, moth-like trees of the mimosa family. 1989 Encycl. Brit. I. 49/1 Acacia, genus of perhaps 800 species of trees and shrubs of the mimosa family (Mimosaceae), mostly native to warmer regions, particularly Australia (where they are called wattles) and Africa. < as lemmas |
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