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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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Bonus: Bottomless mimosas, bellinis and Bloody Marys for 30 bucks.
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Lori Capullo, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
Breakfast at Orchids is Gold Medal winning—starting with a sweeping continental spread with granola and cereals, lemon cakes, brownies, pastries and croissants, freshly squeezed fruit juices, meats and cheeses, locally sourced Ballycotton smoked salmon, smoothies—and even a mimosa station.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Sunday brunch starts at $47.50 and includes a main entrée and bottomless mimosas.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
This hydrating, gel-like primer is infused with moisture-sealing ceramides, antioxidant-rich mimosa flower for its brightening effects, and fine line-smoothing peptides.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lori Capullo, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
Breakfast at Orchids is Gold Medal winning—starting with a sweeping continental spread with granola and cereals, lemon cakes, brownies, pastries and croissants, freshly squeezed fruit juices, meats and cheeses, locally sourced Ballycotton smoked salmon, smoothies—and even a mimosa station.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Sunday brunch starts at $47.50 and includes a main entrée and bottomless mimosas.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
This hydrating, gel-like primer is infused with moisture-sealing ceramides, antioxidant-rich mimosa flower for its brightening effects, and fine line-smoothing peptides.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Mimosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mimosa. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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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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