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mignonette
mi·gnon·ette M0289600 (mĭn′yə-nĕt′)n.1. Any of several Mediterranean plants of the genus Reseda, especially R. odorata, widely cultivated for its dense racemes of small fragrant greenish flowers.2. A sauce of vinegar, pepper, and minced shallots, usually served with oysters.
[French, from feminine of mignonnet, dainty, pretty, from Old French, diminutive of mignon, lover, dainty.]mignonette (ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt) n1. (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 anthers2. (Textiles) a type of fine pillow laceadj (Colours) a. of a greyish-green colour; resedab. (as modifier): mignonette ribbons. [C18: from French, diminutive of mignon]mi•gnon•ette (ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt)
n. any plant belonging to the genus Reseda, of the family Resedaceae, esp. R. odorata, having clusters of small, fragrant, greenish white flowers with prominent orange anthers. [1690–1700; < French; see minion, -ette] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mignonette - Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragranceReseda odorata, sweet resedagenus Reseda - Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocketreseda - any plant of the genus Reseda |
Translationsmignonette
mignonette (mĭn'yənĕt`), common name for some members of the Resedaceae, a small family of herbs and a few shrubs inhabiting arid regions. The main genus, the mignonettes (genus Reseda), chiefly of the Mediterranean area, has several species naturalized to waste places of the United States, e.g., the dyer's-weed (R. luteola), which has been a source of a yellow dye since Neolithic times. A few species are cultivated for their fragrant flowers, e.g., the common mignonette (R. odorata), formerly highly valued in perfumery for its essential oils. The mignonette family is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales (or Brassicales).mignonetteof the former Saxony. [Flower Symbolism: Brewer Note-Book, 334]See: Flower Or Plant, Nationalmignonette1. a type of fine pillow lace 2. of a greyish-green colour; reseda
mignonette 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 mignonette
Synonyms for mignonettenoun Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragranceSynonyms- Reseda odorata
- sweet reseda
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