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Look up: Mimosa

  1. Mimosa
    (Sensitive Plant) This is a shrubby plant from Brazil, India and Equador that belongs to the Pea family, Leguminosae. There are numerous kinds, but only a few are in cultivation in North America. This plant has prickly stems and finely divided leaves. Its flowers are produced in little fluffy balls ...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/mimosa.html

  2. mimosa
    [n] - any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves 2. [n] - a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Mimosa
    Mi·mo'sa noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... imitator. Confer Mime .] (Botany) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants ( Mimosa sensitiva , and M. pudica ). » The t...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/68

  4. mimosa
    <botany> A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and M. Pudica). ... The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning. ... Synonym: wattle bark. ... Origin: NL, fr...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. mimosa
    noun a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
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  6. Mimosa
    • (n.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and M. pudica).
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. mimosa
    any member of a genus (Mimosa) of more than 450 plants in the mimosa family (Mimosaceae), native to tropical and subtropical areas throughout both ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/94

  8. mimosa
    Any of a group of leguminous trees, shrubs, or herbs belonging to the mimosa family, found in tropical and subtropical regions. They all have small, fluffy, golden, ball-like flowers. A similar but unrelated plant, Acacia dealbata, is sold as mimosa by European florists. (True mimosa genus Mimosa, family Mi...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  9. mimosa
    mimosa (mimō'su) , any tree, shrub, or herb of the genus Mimosa of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), chiefly tropical plants. They usually have feathery foliage and rounded clusters of fragrant pinkish flowers atop the branches. Mimosas are used for ornamental purposes in warm regions...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08332

  10. Mimosa
    Mimosa or Beta Crucis (bā'tu krOO'sis) , bright star in the constellation Crux (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12h47.3m, Dec. -59°39'. It is sometimes called Becrux, from its Bayer name, analogous to Acrux (Alpha Crucis) and Gacrux (Gamma Crucis). A bluish-white giant of s...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08332

  11. Mimosa
    Mimosa is a genus of tropical and subtropical, mostly herbaceous leguminous plants, belonging to the sub-division of Mimoseae. They bear bipinnate leaves, and heads or spikes of small sessile flowers.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Mimosa
    Second-brightest star in the southern-hemisphere constellation of Crux, marking one of the four corners of the Southern Cross, and the 19th-brightest star in the night sky. It is a blue-white giant star of magnitude 0.8 around 460 light years from the Sun
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  13. Mimosa
    `Mimosa` is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the date=July 2011-->. One is Mimosa pudica, because of the way it folds its leaves when touched or exposed to heat. It is native t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa

  14. Mimosa
    (magazine) cover illustration for Mimosa 16: "Dan`s Satyr" (1994) `Mimosa` was a science fiction fanzine edited by Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch. It won six Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine (in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998 and 2003) and was nominated a total of 14 times (1...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa

  15. Mimosa
    (record label) `Mimosa` was a 1920s United Kingdom record label which issued small (5½ - 6&nbsp;inch) gramophone records aimed primarily at children. Mimosa began in 1921 with a series of 5½ inch records. This continued until 1926 when a separate series of 6&nbsp;inch records be...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa

  16. Mimosa
    (disambiguation) `Mimosa` is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. `Mimosa` may also refer to: `Mimosa` may also be used for: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa

  17. MIMOSA
    ! Organization ! Contractor ! Mission Type ! Launch ! Launch site ! Mission duration ! Mass ! Webpage ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" align="center" | Orbital elements ! Semi-major axis ! Eccentricity ! Inclination ! Orbital Period ! Right ascension of the ascending nod...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMOSA

  18. Mimosa
    (album) `Mimosa` is a 1999 compilation album released by the Fun Lovin` Criminals. The album is a collection of rarities, b-sides, remixes, and covers. It features some notable lounge music versions of old FLC songs, with the exception of "Bombin the L" (Circa 1956 Version) w...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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