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English
Etymology
From the French mignon, dainty
Pronunciation
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Noun
mignonette
- A plant (Reseda odorata) having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.
- colour a grey-green colour, like that of the plant.
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Scientific names
Reseda odorata
Translations
Russian: �езеда /r'ez'edá/ f (1)
Adjective
mignonette
- colour of a grey-green colour, like that of the plant.
Quotations
1919, w:Ronald Firbank|Ronald Firbank, w:Valmouth|Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 44
See also
dyer�s rocket
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours
Category:Colors
Category:Greens
Category:Plants
French
Noun
mignonette
- 5cl bottle (alcohol sample).
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