Meaning Of The Word Mignonette

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mignonette in American English
any of a genus (Reseda) of plants of the mignonette family with thick stems and coarse foliage, esp. an annual plant (R. odorata) bearing terminal spikes of small greenish, whitish, or reddish flowers
designating a family (Resedaceae, order Capparales) of dicotyledonous plants and shrubs
noun: a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers

mignonette in British English
adjective: of a greyish-green colour; reseda
noun: any of various mainly Mediterranean plants of the resedaceous genus Reseda, such as R. odorata ( garden mignonette), that have spikes of small greenish-white flowers with prominent anthers

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