mimosa family
noun
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.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Biblical Repertory.
- free-handed
- free-handedly
- free-handedness
- free handout
- free-hearted
- free hit
- not to speak of
- Nottoway
- not to worry
- not trust someone as far as one can throw them
- Notts.
- not turn a hair
- notum
- Notus
- not very
- not want to know
- notwithstanding
- notwithstanding clause
- no two ways about it
- Nouadhibou
- Nouakchott
- noud
- noug
- nougat
- nougatine