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: any of a genus (Mimosa) of trees, shrubs, and herbs of the legume family that occur in tropical and warm regions and have usually bipinnate often prickly leaves and globular heads of small white or pink flowers
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: a mixed drink consisting of champagne and orange juice
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Super Bowl special: $2.75 PBR and Miller High Life, $3 Coors Lite and Miller Lite, $4 mimosas and rosé and $6 Fireball.
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Alcohol isn’t just losing its sparkle—it’s being outpaced by cultural shifts that prioritize wellness and mindfulness over bottomless mimosas.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Drink specials include a dirty cookie shot ($8), Grinch mimosa ($9) and dirty Santa ($7).
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Super Bowl special: $3.50 Narragansett and Yuengling pints and $5 mimosas, plus plenty of wings in a range of flavors from chipotle BBQ to Thai PB&J.
Get five wings for $8.25, 10 for $16.50, 50 for $78.50 and 100 for $156.50.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Alcohol isn’t just losing its sparkle—it’s being outpaced by cultural shifts that prioritize wellness and mindfulness over bottomless mimosas.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Drink specials include a dirty cookie shot ($8), Grinch mimosa ($9) and dirty Santa ($7).
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Super Bowl special: $3.50 Narragansett and Yuengling pints and $5 mimosas, plus plenty of wings in a range of flavors from chipotle BBQ to Thai PB&J.
Get five wings for $8.25, 10 for $16.50, 50 for $78.50 and 100 for $156.50.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Mimosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mimosa. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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mimosa
noun
mi·mo·sa
mə-ˈmō-sə 
mī-,
-zə
: any of a genus of trees, shrubs, and herbs of the legume family that are found in warm regions and have small white or pink flowers in ball-shaped heads
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