释义 |
re·se·da \rə̇ˈsēdə, rēˈs-\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a plant used to reduce tumors 1. a. capitalized : a genus of Old World herbs (family Resedaceae) having racemose flowers with cleft petals, numerous stamens, and an urn-shaped horned capsule opening at the summit — see dyer's rocket, mignonette 1 b. -s : any plant of the genus Reseda 2. or reseda green -s a. : a variable color averaging a grayish green that is yellower and darker than average bayberry, yellower, lighter, and stronger than slate green, and yellower and slightly lighter than average blue spruce (sense 2a) — called also mignonette b. : a light olive that is greener and less strong than citrine and darker than grape green c. of textiles : a grayish to dark grayish green |