mignonette (redirected from wild mignonettes)

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mignonette - 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