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mignonette definition

mi·gnon·ette (min′yə net′)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Reseda) of plants of the mignonette family with thick stems and coarse foliage, esp. an annual plant (R. odorata) bearing terminal spikes of small greenish, whitish, or reddish flowers
  2. any of several similar plants
  3. a pale, yellowish green

Etymology: Fr mignonnette, dim. of mignon: see mignon

adjective

designating a family (Resedaceae, order Capparales) of dicotyledonous plants and shrubs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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