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(min′yə net′)

noun

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
any of several similar plants
a pale, yellowish green

Origin: Fr mignonnette, dim. of mignon: see mignon

adjective

designating a family (Resedaceae, order Capparales) of dicotyledonous plants and shrubs

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noun

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.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from feminine of mignonnet, dainty, pretty

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of mignon, lover, dainty

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