reseda

(ri sē)

noun

mignonette (sense )

Origin: ModL < L, a plant < ? but said (by Pliny) to be orig. imper. of resedare, to allay, used in charm accompanying its medicinal use

See reseda in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Resēda, genus name

Origin: , from Latin resēda, a kind of plant used to reduce tumors

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Related Forms:

  • re·seˈda adjective

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