mimosa
noun
mi·mo·sa
| \ mə-ˈmō-sə
, mī-, -zə\
, mī-, -zə\
Definition of mimosa
1
: any of a genus (Mimosa) of trees, shrubs, and herbs of the legume family that occur in tropical and warm regions and have usually bipinnate often prickly leaves and globular heads of small white or pink flowers
2
: silk tree
3
: a mixed drink consisting of champagne and orange juice
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Top it off with a blueberry coconut smoothie or take it up a notch with a raspberry mimosa. — Melanie D.g. Kaplan / Washington Post, Twin Cities, "Des Moines is on the move with an emerging food and cocktail scene," 20 Aug. 2019 Top it off with a blueberry coconut smoothie or take it up a notch with a raspberry mimosa. — Washington Post, "Des Moines," 14 Aug. 2019 Try freshly squeezed mimosa flights at Uptown Cafe's new bar Noblesville's tiny but much beloved Uptown Cafe — now dubbed Sunrise Cafe at Uptown — got an upgrade. — Natalia E. Contreras, Indianapolis Star, "10 things to do and try in Hamilton County before summer ends," 24 July 2019 That banter and the mimosa kept me entertained until my food arrived. — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, "A Day in the Neighborhood: Headed to NuLu? I hope you're hungry (and thirsty)," 10 July 2019 The restaurant was approved for an alcohol permit in 2016 and served mimosas and bloody mary drinks every morning. — Natalia E. Contreras, Indianapolis Star, "Mimosa flights are on the drink menu at Uptown Cafe's newly added bar in Noblesville," 11 July 2019 There’s also a build-your-own bottomless Bloody Marys and mimosa bar for $20. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Dish: San Diego restaurants scramble up hot new summer menus, libations," 4 July 2019 Tickets include parking, brunch, one mimosa and one bloody mary 10 a.m.-1 p.m. June 15; Dr. Jack’s; $55; rosequarter.com/event/saturgay/ Big Gay Boat Ride VII: Seven Year Itch! — oregonlive.com, "Portland Pride expects 60,000 people for downtown festival, parade," 11 June 2019 Paz Cantina Doors open at 7 a.m., featuring the game on a video wall as well as specials on tequila sunrises and mimosa refills. — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, "Where to go in Phoenix to watch the Women's World Cup final," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mimosa.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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mimosa
noun
English Language Learners Definition of mimosa
: a tropical tree or shrub that has small white or pink flowers that are shaped like balls
US
: an alcoholic drink made with champagne and orange juice
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