Mimose

See also: mimose

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miˈmoːzə]
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Noun

Mimose f (genitive Mimose, plural Mimosen)

  1. (botany) Mimosa; sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
  2. (figuratively) oversensitive person
    Sei nicht so empfindlich, du Mimose!
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    (literally, “Don't be so sensitive, you mimosa!”)
    • 2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit:
      Eisenmassage, Feuersauna – koreanische Badehäuser sind nichts für Mimosen. Dafür kann man selig schlafen, wenn der Schmerz nachlässt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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