mimulus

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noun

Any of the genus Mimulus of flowering plants.

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Meanings

nounmimulus (plural mimuluses)

plural mimuluses

  1. biologyAny of the genus Mimulus of flowering plants.

Origin

  1. translingualMimulus
  2. Englishmimulus

From the genus name, translingual Mimulus.

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APA

mimulus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mimulus

MLA

“mimulus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mimulus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mimulus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mimulus.

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