Meaning: Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally.
Word Origin & History. smell c.1175, emit or perceive an odor, also n., odor, aroma, stench, not found in O.E., perhaps cognate with M.Du. smolen, Low Ger. smelen to smolder (see smolder). OED says no doubt of O.E. origin, but not recorded, and not represented in any of the cognate languages.. Ousted O.E. stenc (see stench) in most senses.
Example sentences containing 'mimosa'. A heavy scent, mimosa or bougainvillaea, gave the air an oppressive, physical quality. LOOKING FOR THE SPARK (1990)She wandered over to the wing bridge door and opened it, allowing the night wind to blow in the scent of mimosa.