mimosas
mimosas — noun
- mimosassingular
- mimosasesplural
1. a cold drink that blends orange juice with champagne or another sparkling wine,
a cold drink that blends orange juice with champagne or another sparkling wine, commonly served at brunch, weddings, or parties
Olivia ordered a mimosa to go with her eggs Benedict at the café.
countable: a mimosa = one glass
For New Year's brunch, Jin prepared a large pitcher of mimosas for the whole family.
collocation: pitcher of mimosas
The café serves mimosas with fresh orange juice and Italian sparkling wine for Sunday brunch.
Tara always asks for extra orange juice in her mimosa because she does not like it too strong.
- champagne cocktail
a broader category; mimosas are one specific type of champagne cocktail
- Buck's Fizz
a British version with more orange juice than champagne; otherwise similar to a mimosa
常見錯誤
2. a tree or bush that grows in warm parts of the world, with small yellow or pink
a tree or bush that grows in warm parts of the world, with small yellow or pink flowers that look like fluffy balls, and leaves that sometimes fold up when touched
Diya planted a mimosa by her garden gate in Bali; its fluffy yellow flowers bloom each December.
collocation: fluffy yellow flowers + bloom in December
The mimosa tree in Pedro's backyard blooms every March with bright yellow flowers.
collocation: mimosa tree + blooms + yellow flowers
Zola bought a bunch of mimosa branches at the flower market for her mother's birthday.
Each spring the park's mimosa blooms yellow; kids love watching its leaves fold when touched.
- acacia
Acacia dealbata is commonly called mimosa in floristry, but true acacias are a different genus
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'mimosa' can refer either to trees of the genus Mimosa (which includes the sensitive plant) or to Acacia dealbata, a popular yellow-flowered tree often sold by florists.