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Noun: family Mimosaceae
  1. Family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
    - Mimosaceae

Type of: rosid dicot family

Part of: Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family

Nearest

family Meloidae
family Membracidae
family Menispermaceae
family Menuridae
family Menyanthaceae
family Meropidae
family Micrococcaceae
family Microdesmidae
family Microhylidae
family Mimidae
family Mimosaceae
family Miridae
family Mniaceae
family Mobulidae
family Molidae
family Molossidae
family Momotidae
family Moniliaceae
family Monocanthidae
family Monodontidae
family Monotropaceae