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mignonette

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mi·gnon·ette  (mny-nt)
n.
Any of several Mediterranean plants of the genus Reseda, especially R. odorata, widely cultivated for its terminal, dense, spikelike clusters of very fragrant but inconspicuous greenish flowers.
[French, from feminine of mignonnet, dainty, pretty, from Old French, diminutive of mignon, lover, dainty.]
mignonette [ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a type of fine pillow lace
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a greyish-green colour; reseda
[from French, diminutive of mignon]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mignonettemignonette - Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
Reseda odorata, sweet reseda
genus Reseda - Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket
reseda - any plant of the genus Reseda
Translations
mignonette [ˌmɪnjəˈnet] N → reseda f
mignonette
n → Reseda f, → Resede f


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Mignonette it shall be if only you will write to inform me of everything in detail.
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Mrs Sparkler, lying on her sofa, looking through an open window at the opposite side of a narrow street over boxes of mignonette and flowers, was tired of the view.
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