- genus Mimosa - genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement
--1 is a kind of rosid dicot genus
--1 is a member of Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae
--1 has members:mimosa; sensitive plant, Mimosa sensitiva; sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica