genus Mimosa (n)

n11754633

type n
lex_filenum 20
def genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees
def named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement
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Hypernym rosid dicot genus
Member holonym Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae
Member meronym mimosa; sensitive plant, Mimosa sensitiva; sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica
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Hyponym rosid dicot genus
Member meronym Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae
Member holonym mimosa; sensitive plant, Mimosa sensitiva; sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica

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