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(ri sē′də)

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

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noun

Any of various Mediterranean plants of the genus Reseda, including the mignonette, having densely flowered terminal racemes and divided petals.
A grayish or dark green to yellow green or light olive.

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Origin: New Latin Resēda, genus name

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

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re·seˈda adjective

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