1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
2. (Biol.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other
animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, — a characteristic which serves as
their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.
Mimographer
(Mi*mog"ra*pher) n. [L. mimographus, Gr. a mime + to write: cf. F. mimographe.] A
writer of mimes. Sir T. Herbert.
Mimosa
(||Mi*mo"sa) n. [NL., fr. Gr. imitator. Cf. Mime.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing
many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and M. pudica).
The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used
in tanning; — called also wattle bark. Tomlinson.
Mimotannic
(Mi`mo*tan"nic) a. [Mimosa + tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of
tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc.
Mina
(||Mi"na) n.; pl. L. Minæ E. Minas [L., fr. Gr. .] An ancient weight or denomination of money, of
varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
Mina
(Mi"na) n. (Zoöl.) See Myna.
Minable
(Min"a*ble) a. Such as can be mined; as, minable earth. Sir T. North.
