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PRAIRIE MIMOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prairie mimosa mean?
• PRAIRIE MIMOSA (noun)
The noun PRAIRIE MIMOSA has 1 sense:
1. perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
Familiarity information: PRAIRIE MIMOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Desmanthus ilinoensis; prairie mimosa; prickle-weed
Hypernyms ("prairie mimosa" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("prairie mimosa" is a member of...):
Desmanthus; genus Desmanthus (genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers)
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