Mimosaceae

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mimosaceae \Mimosaceae\ prop. n.
     A natural family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or
     small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to
     touch; commonly included in the family {Leguminosae}.
  
     Syn: family {Mimosaceae}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mimosoideae \Mimosoideae\ prop. n.
     An alternative name used in some classification systems for
     the family {Mimosaceae}.
  
     Syn: subfamily Mimosoideae.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mimosaceae
       n : family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees)
           whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch;
           commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {family
           Mimosaceae}]