# Mimosa
## Translingual
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Mimosa f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – mimosas.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Mimosa sensitiva - type species; Mimosa aculeaticarpa, Mimosa acutistipula, Mimosa adpressa, Mimosa affinis, Mimosa albida, Mimosa arenosa, Mimosa artemisiana, Mimosa asperata, Mimosa bahamensis, Mimosa bimucronata, Mimosa blanchettii, Mimosa brachycarpa, Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, Mimosa calodendron, Mimosa camporum, Mimosa casta, Mimosa ceratonia, Mimosa debilis, Mimosa diplotricha, Mimosa distachya, Mimosa distans, Mimosa dolens, Mimosa dormiens, Mimosa dysocarpa, Mimosa emoryana, Mimosa ephedroides, Mimosa farinosa, Mimosa filipes, Mimosa flagellaris, Mimosa flocculosa, Mimosa grahamii, Mimosa guilandinae, Mimosa hamata, Mimosa incana, Mimosa invisa, Mimosa laticifera, Mimosa luisana, Mimosa malacophylla, Mimosa mensicola, Mimosa myriadena, Mimosa nuda, Mimosa ophthalmocentra, Mimosa orthocarpa, Mimosa palmeri, Mimosa pellita, Mimosa pigra, Mimosa polyantha, Mimosa polycarpa, Mimosa polydactyla, Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant), Mimosa quadrivalvis, Mimosa ramulosa, Mimosa rubicaulis, Mimosa rufescens, Mimosa scabrella, Mimosa schomburgkii, Mimosa sensibilis, Mimosa skinneri, Mimosa somnians, Mimosa strigillosa, Mimosa tenuiflora, Mimosa tricephala, Mimosa uliginosa, Mimosa uraguensis, Mimosa velloziana, Mimosa verrucosa, Mimosa xanthocentra (other species)

### References

* Mimosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Mimosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Mimosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Mimosa at USDA Plants database
* Mimosa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
* Mimosa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Mimosa at Tropicos
* Mimosa at The Plant List

## English
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Proper noun

Mimosa
* The star Beta Crucis.

##### Synonyms

* Becrux

### Etymology 2

Variously from the beverage mimosa and plants of the genus Mimosa. (Can this etymology be sourced?)
The etymology of the Ontario location is uncertain.

#### Proper noun

Mimosa
* Names of towns:
** A rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
** An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States.
** (historical) A former hamlet in Erin township, Wellington County, Ontario.
* A mine in Zvishavane district, Midlands province, Zimbabwe: the Mimosa mine.

##### Derived terms

* Mimosa Hall

#### References

* Stephen Thorning (2000 November 10) “Mimosa was important hamlet in Erin Township”, in The Wellington Advertiser‎; reprinted as Thorning Revisited, 2023 November 1
* William Cooke (2016 July 8) “The Lost Hamlet of Mimosa”, in Stalking Dead People‎ (blog)

#### Further reading

* Mimosa, Queensland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Mimosa, Tennessee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Maoism

## Finnish
### Etymology

From the plant genus Mimosa during the latter half of the 20th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmimosɑ/, [ˈmimo̞s̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -imosɑ
* Hyphenation: Mi‧mo‧sa

### Proper noun

Mimosa
* a female given name
** 2011, Anna Tommola, Seitsemäs käsiala ja muita kertomuksia, WSOY, →ISBN, page 11:Mitä valtavampi mies, sitä sirompi ja pikkuisempi oli Mimosa. Kuin keiju. Kuin kukka. Siksi hän vaihtoi nimensäkin, hänhän oli herkkä.The larger the man, the smaller and more graceful Mimosa was. Like a fairy, like a flower. That's why she changed her name too, she was tender.

#### Usage notes

* Mimosa (since 1973) = Panacea/Falbala of the Asterix comic books.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Mimosa (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mimosani
Mimosani
accusative
nom.
Mimosani
Mimosani
gen.
Mimosani
genitive
Mimosani
Mimosieni Mimosoideni Mimosoitteni Mimosojeni $^{rare}$ Mimosaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Mimosaani
Mimosiani Mimosoitani Mimosojani $^{rare}$
inessive
Mimosassani
Mimosoissani Mimosissani
elative
Mimosastani
Mimosoistani Mimosistani
illative
Mimosaani
Mimosiini Mimosoihini
adessive
Mimosallani
Mimosoillani Mimosillani
ablative
Mimosaltani
Mimosoiltani Mimosiltani
allative
Mimosalleni
Mimosoilleni Mimosilleni
essive
Mimosanani
Mimosoinani Mimosinani
translative
Mimosakseni
Mimosoikseni Mimosikseni
abessive
Mimosattani
Mimosoittani Mimosittani
instructive
comitative
—Mimosoineni Mimosineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mimosasi
Mimosasi
accusative
nom.
Mimosasi
Mimosasi
gen.
Mimosasi
genitive
Mimosasi
Mimosiesi Mimosoidesi Mimosoittesi Mimosojesi $^{rare}$ Mimosaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Mimosaasi
Mimosiasi Mimosoitasi Mimosojasi $^{rare}$
inessive
Mimosassasi
Mimosoissasi Mimosissasi
elative
Mimosastasi
Mimosoistasi Mimosistasi
illative
Mimosaasi
Mimosiisi Mimosoihisi
adessive
Mimosallasi
Mimosoillasi Mimosillasi
ablative
Mimosaltasi
Mimosoiltasi Mimosiltasi
allative
Mimosallesi
Mimosoillesi Mimosillesi
essive
Mimosanasi
Mimosoinasi Mimosinasi
translative
Mimosaksesi
Mimosoiksesi Mimosiksesi
abessive
Mimosattasi
Mimosoittasi Mimosittasi
instructive
comitative
—Mimosoinesi Mimosinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mimosamme
Mimosamme
accusative
nom.
Mimosamme
Mimosamme
gen.
Mimosamme
genitive
Mimosamme
Mimosiemme Mimosoidemme Mimosoittemme Mimosojemme $^{rare}$ Mimosaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Mimosaamme
Mimosiamme Mimosoitamme Mimosojamme $^{rare}$
inessive
Mimosassamme
Mimosoissamme Mimosissamme
elative
Mimosastamme
Mimosoistamme Mimosistamme
illative
Mimosaamme
Mimosiimme Mimosoihimme
adessive
Mimosallamme
Mimosoillamme Mimosillamme
ablative
Mimosaltamme
Mimosoiltamme Mimosiltamme
allative
Mimosallemme
Mimosoillemme Mimosillemme
essive
Mimosanamme
Mimosoinamme Mimosinamme
translative
Mimosaksemme
Mimosoiksemme Mimosiksemme
abessive
Mimosattamme
Mimosoittamme Mimosittamme
instructive
comitative
—Mimosoinemme Mimosinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mimosanne
Mimosanne
accusative
nom.
Mimosanne
Mimosanne
gen.
Mimosanne
genitive
Mimosanne
Mimosienne Mimosoidenne Mimosoittenne Mimosojenne $^{rare}$ Mimosainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Mimosaanne
Mimosianne Mimosoitanne Mimosojanne $^{rare}$
inessive
Mimosassanne
Mimosoissanne Mimosissanne
elative
Mimosastanne
Mimosoistanne Mimosistanne
illative
Mimosaanne
Mimosiinne Mimosoihinne
adessive
Mimosallanne
Mimosoillanne Mimosillanne
ablative
Mimosaltanne
Mimosoiltanne Mimosiltanne
allative
Mimosallenne
Mimosoillenne Mimosillenne
essive
Mimosananne
Mimosoinanne Mimosinanne
translative
Mimosaksenne
Mimosoiksenne Mimosiksenne
abessive
Mimosattanne
Mimosoittanne Mimosittanne
instructive
comitative
—Mimosoinenne Mimosinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mimosansa
Mimosansa
accusative
nom.
Mimosansa
Mimosansa
gen.
Mimosansa
genitive
Mimosansa
Mimosiensa Mimosoidensa Mimosoittensa Mimosojensa $^{rare}$ Mimosainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Mimosaansa
Mimosiaan Mimosoitaan Mimosiansa Mimosoitansa Mimosojaan $^{rare}$ Mimosojansa $^{rare}$
inessive
Mimosassaan Mimosassansa
Mimosoissaan Mimosissaan Mimosoissansa Mimosissansa
elative
Mimosastaan Mimosastansa
Mimosoistaan Mimosistaan Mimosoistansa Mimosistansa
illative
Mimosaansa
Mimosiinsa Mimosoihinsa
adessive
Mimosallaan Mimosallansa
Mimosoillaan Mimosillaan Mimosoillansa Mimosillansa
ablative
Mimosaltaan Mimosaltansa
Mimosoiltaan Mimosiltaan Mimosoiltansa Mimosiltansa
allative
Mimosalleen Mimosallensa
Mimosoilleen Mimosilleen Mimosoillensa Mimosillensa
essive
Mimosanaan Mimosanansa
Mimosoinaan Mimosinaan Mimosoinansa Mimosinansa
translative
Mimosakseen Mimosaksensa
Mimosoikseen Mimosikseen Mimosoiksensa Mimosiksensa
abessive
Mimosattaan Mimosattansa
Mimosoittaan Mimosittaan Mimosoittansa Mimosittansa
instructive
comitative
—Mimosoineen Mimosineen Mimosoinensa Mimosinensa :

#### Statistics

* Mimosa is the 359th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,180 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,346 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* sammio