re·se·da 
(rĭ-sēdə, -sĕdə)
(rĭ-sēdə, -sĕdə)n.
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.
[New Latin Resēda, genus name, from Latin resēda, a kind of plant used to reduce tumors.]
re·seda adj.