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Definition of Family Mimosaceae
1. Noun. Family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Fabaceae, Family Fabaceae, Family Leguminosae, Legume Family, Leguminosae, Pea Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Mimosaceae
Literary usage of Family Mimosaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"Some authors separate the members of this family into 3 distinct families known
as: (1) The Mimosa family, Mimosaceae, (2) The Senna family, Caesalpiniaceae ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"They proved to be the inflorescence of Entada scandens, a giant climbing leguminous
plant belonging to the family Mimosaceae. It seems surprising that a ..."
3. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"family Mimosaceae.—Flowers ACTIN<>- MORPHIC ; corolla absent, or if present, with
petals VALVATE in the bud; ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"These are the acacia or mimosa family (Mimosaceae), the senna family (Caesalpiniaceae),
the krameria family (Kra- ..."
5. Contributions to the Paleobotany of Peru, Bolivia and Chile: Five Papers by Edward Wilber Berry (1922)
"The family Mimosaceae is unrepresented, in fact the number of leguminous forms
known from this flora is surprisingly small and is, I believe, no indication ..."
6. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"family Mimosaceae; a tree 5 meters high; older growth covered with spines; found
at Bayamon. (Stahl, 3: 144—152. ..."
7. Economic plants of Porto Rico by Orator Fuller Cook, Guy N. Collins (1903)
"family Mimosaceae; a tree 5 meters high; older growth covered with ... Family
Mimosaceae; a forest tree 10 meters high; leaves finely divided; spineless. ..."
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