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Word entry · 6 letters

mimosa

Best crossword clue

"Brunch cocktail"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /mɪˈməʊ.sə/Part of speech nounSorted aimmosStarts with MEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A brunch cocktail made with sparkling wine and orange juice.

Word origin

From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime, actor”), referring to Mimosa pudica and its habit of shrinking back when touched. The cocktail is named after the bright yellow, fragrant flowers of the mimosa Acacia dealbata.

Used in a sentence

  • Ya find yrself in the fret / of reclamation via musks all motherland-misty / (coconut milk, marine accord, mimosa tree).
  • Mitchell, Flinders and ribbon grasses, with occasional patches of spindle grass amongst which stood up the sweetly edible grey mimosa bush.

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