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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•gnon•ette (min′yə net′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers.
- a grayish green resembling the color of a reseda plant.
- French; see mignon, -ette
- 1690–1700
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mignonette /ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/ n - 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
- a type of fine pillow lace
adj - of a greyish-green colour; reseda
- (as modifier): mignonette ribbons
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, diminutive of mignon |