Definitions
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- proper noun An alternative name used in some classification systems for the family
Mimosaceae .
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- proper noun A taxonomic
subfamily within thefamily Fabaceae — themimosas and related plants.
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- noun alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
Etymologies
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Examples
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It belongs to the subfamily of Mimosoideae, which includes also plants, shrubs and trees, some of which perform rapid movement like the “touch me not” plant Mimosa Pudica.
Archive 2007-04-01 Ayala Sender 2007
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Mimosoideae leguminosae of the genera Prosopis and Acacia are generally predominant, accompanied by other "chaco type" genera such as Jodina, Celtis, Schinus, Geoffroea, Atamisquea, and others.
Argentine Espinal 2007
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It belongs to the subfamily of Mimosoideae, which includes also plants, shrubs and trees, some of which perform rapid movement like the “touch me not” plant Mimosa Pudica.
Acacia, Botanical Invasion and Leather Ayala Sender 2007
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Prosopis alba (Grisebach) and P. chilensis (Molina Stuntz) (subfamily Mimosoideae, family Leguminosae) are small to medium-sized trees up to 12 m in height and 1 m in diameter.
Chapter 10 1996
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BOTANY: Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn. is a fast growing multi-purpose tree in the Acacia Sub-family (Mimosoideae) of the legumes.
Chapter 10 1996
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Druce (family Leguminosae, subfamily Mimosoideae) is one of 44 species of leguminous trees and shrubs in the genus.
Chapter 10 1996
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Adenanthera pavonina (L.) (family Leguminosae, subfamily Mimosoideae) has long been an important tree in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Chapter 10 1996
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Inga edulis Mart. is one of about 250 species of Inga of the Mimosoideae subfamily of the Leguminosae.
Chapter 8 1996
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Albizia odoratissima (Leguminosae, Subfamily Mimosoideae) is a multipurpose woody legume which obtains a height of 22-26 m and diameter of
Chapter 10 1996
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(Leguminosae, subfamily Mimosoideae) is one of about 135 thorny African Acacia species.
Chapter 10 1996
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