Definition of Prairie mimosa

1. Noun. Perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Desmanthus Ilinoensis, Prickle-weed
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Desmanthus, Genus Desmanthus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prairie Mimosa

prairie dogged
prairie dogging
prairie doggings
prairie dogs
prairie fowl
prairie fox
prairie gentian
prairie golden aster
prairie gourd
prairie gourd vine
prairie grouse
prairie lotus
prairie mallow
prairie marmot
prairie mimosa (current term)
prairie orchid
prairie rattler
prairie rattlesnake
prairie rocket
prairie sage
prairie sagewort
prairie schooner
prairie schooners
prairie smoke
prairie soil
prairie star
prairie sunflower

Literary usage of Prairie mimosa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Flora of the Rocky Mountains and Adjacent Plains, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming by Per Axel Rydberg (1917)
"prairie mimosa. Perennial unarmed herbs, rarely somewhat shrubby. Leaves bipinnate, with numerous leaflets. Flowers in peduncled heads or head-like spikes, ..."

2. The University of Missouri Studies by University of Missouri (1907)
"prairie mimosa. A single patch east of the water-works dam; frequent at Rocheport along the railroad. INDIANA to MINNESOTA and SOUTH DAKOTA; ..."

3. The University of Missouri Studies by University of Missouri (1905)
"prairie mimosa. A single patch east of the water-works dam; frequent at Rocheport along the railroad. INDIANA to MINNESOTA and SOUTH DAKOTA; ..."

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