reseda

re·se·da  (r-sd, -sd)

n.

1. Any of various Mediterranean plants of the genus Reseda, including the mignonette, having densely flowered terminal racemes and divided petals.

2. A grayish or dark green to yellow green or light olive.

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[New Latin Resda, genus name, from Latin resda, a kind of plant used to reduce tumors.]

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re·seda adj.

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reseda [ˈrɛsɪdə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the European genus Reseda, including mignonette and dyer's rocket, which has small spikes of grey-green flowers

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a greyish-green colour; mignonette

[from New Latin, from Latin: heal! from resēdāre to assuage, from re- + sēdāre to soothe; see sedate²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reseda - any plant of the genus Reseda         herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Reseda - Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket mignonette, Reseda odorata, sweet reseda - Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance dyer's mignonette, dyer's rocket, Reseda luteola, weld - European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America