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: 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
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: a mixed drink consisting of champagne and orange juice
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Set up a mimosa bar to use any full bottles.
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Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
In Austin, February is practically a monthlong ode to friendship, from brunches where the mimosas are mandatory to rooftop escapes, DIY adventures and dessert experiments that make staying in feel just as celebratory.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Throw Social also offers weekend brunch, with pancakes, French toast and egg sandwiches as well as the requisite bottomless mimosas or Bellinis.
—Connie Ogle
february 6, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Enjoy some reggaeton in honor of the Super Bowl halftime performer with bottomless mimosas and palomas and half-off margaritas.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
In Austin, February is practically a monthlong ode to friendship, from brunches where the mimosas are mandatory to rooftop escapes, DIY adventures and dessert experiments that make staying in feel just as celebratory.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Throw Social also offers weekend brunch, with pancakes, French toast and egg sandwiches as well as the requisite bottomless mimosas or Bellinis.
—Connie Ogle
february 6, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Enjoy some reggaeton in honor of the Super Bowl halftime performer with bottomless mimosas and palomas and half-off margaritas.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mimosa
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“Mimosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mimosa. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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mimosa
noun
mi·mo·sa
mə-ˈmō-sə 
mī-,
-zə
: any of a genus of trees, shrubs, and herbs of the legume family that are found in warm regions and have small white or pink flowers in ball-shaped heads
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