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a plant with leaves that are sensitive to touch and light 含羞草；銀莉；白粉金合歡 - [countable, uncountable]
an Australian tree with balls of yellow flowers 含羞草；銀莉；白粉金合歡 - (North American English) (British English Buck’s Fizz)[countable]
an alcoholic drink made by mixing sparkling white wine (= with bubbles) with orange juice 巴克泡騰酒（發泡白葡萄酒與橙汁調合而成）
Word Originmodern Latin, apparently from Latin mimus ‘mime’ (because the plant seemingly mimics the sensitivity of an animal) + the feminine suffix -osa.