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/mim'euh say"sheuhs, muy'meuh-/, adj.belonging to the Mimosaceae, now regarded as a subfamily (Mimosoideae) of the legume family. Cf. legume family.
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mimosaceous — mim·o·sa·ceous … English syllables
mimosaceous — /mɪməˈseɪʃəs/ (say mimuh sayshuhs), /maɪmə / (say muymuh ) adjective belonging to the Mimosaceae, or mimosa family which includes the genus Acacia, wattle. See mimosa …
mimosaceous — adjective see mimosaceae * * * /mim euh say sheuhs, muy meuh /, adj. belonging to the Mimosaceae, now regarded as a subfamily (Mimosoideae) of the legume family. Cf. legume family. [ < NL Mimosace(ae) name of the family (see MIMOSA, ACEAE) +… … Useful english dictionary
Celtis reticulata — Palo blanco Pa lo blan co [Sp. blanco white.] (a) A western American hackberry ({Celtis reticulata}), having light colored bark. (b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree ({Lysiloma candida}), the bark of which is used in tanning. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lysiloma candida — Palo blanco Pa lo blan co [Sp. blanco white.] (a) A western American hackberry ({Celtis reticulata}), having light colored bark. (b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree ({Lysiloma candida}), the bark of which is used in tanning. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palo blanco — Pa lo blan co [Sp. blanco white.] (a) A western American hackberry ({Celtis reticulata}), having light colored bark. (b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree ({Lysiloma candida}), the bark of which is used in tanning. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-aceous — a suffix of adjectives used in scientific terminology, indicating: 1. of or relating to, as in sebaceous. 2. of the nature of, or similar to, as in cretaceous. 3. belonging to a scientific grouping, especially a botanic family, as in liliaceous,… …
acacia — /əˈkeɪʃə / (say uh kayshuh), /əˈkeɪsiə / (say uh kayseeuh) noun 1. any tree or shrub of the mimosaceous genus Acacia, native in tropical to warm temperate regions of both hemispheres, being pod bearing with sap and leaves containing large amounts …
