ˈmimyələs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, comic actor, from Latin mimus mime + -ulus; probably from the resemblance of the flower bud to a mask
1. capitalized : a genus of American herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having a tubular 5-angled calyx and an irregular 2-lipped corolla — see monkey flower
2. -es : any plant of the genus Mimulus