mi·gnon·ette (m n y -n t )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]
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| Noun | 1. |  mignonette - Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrancegenus Reseda - Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket reseda - any plant of the genus Reseda |
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