Mima mound

noun

A low, flattened dome-like natural mound found in the northwestern United States, composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment.

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Meanings

nounMima mound (plural Mima mounds)

plural Mima mounds

  1. geographyA low, flattened dome-like natural mound found in the northwestern United States, composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment.

Origin

Named after the Mima Prairie in Thurston County, Washington.

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APA

Mima mound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mima%20mound

MLA

“Mima mound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mima%20mound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mima mound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mima%20mound.

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