"Mimose" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [miˈmoːzə] Audio: De-Mimose.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin mimosa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la-new|mimosa}} Borrowed from New Latin mimosa Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Mimose f (genitive Mimose, plural Mimosen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Mimose [genitive], Mimosen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mimose [nominative, singular], Mimosen [definite, nominative, plural], Mimose [genitive, singular], Mimosen [definite, genitive, plural], Mimose [dative, singular], Mimosen [dative, definite, plural], Mimose [accusative, singular], Mimosen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (botany) Mimosa; sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Mimose-de-noun-MugwLxn1 Categories (other): Botany, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Flowers, Mimosa subfamily plants Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Flowers: 81 19 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 99 1 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (figuratively) oversensitive person Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Mimose-de-noun-qeEngrWl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Mimosengewächs, mimosenhaft
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "_dis": "81 19",
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          "Mimosa pudica",
          "Mimosa pudica#Translingual"
        ]
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          "text": "Sei nicht so empfindlich, du Mimose!",
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        },
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              66,
              73
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit:",
          "text": "Eisenmassage, Feuersauna – koreanische Badehäuser sind nichts für Mimosen. Dafür kann man selig schlafen, wenn der Schmerz nachlässt.",
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      ]
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          "ref": "2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit:",
          "text": "Eisenmassage, Feuersauna – koreanische Badehäuser sind nichts für Mimosen. Dafür kann man selig schlafen, wenn der Schmerz nachlässt.",
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