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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.
mignonette — [min΄yə net′] n. [Fr mignonnette, dim. of mignon: see MIGNON] 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 … English World dictionary
family Resedaceae — noun mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette • Syn: ↑Resedaceae, ↑mignonette family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parieta … Useful english dictionary
mignonette — noun Etymology: French mignonnette, from obsolete French, feminine of mignonnet dainty, from Middle French, from mignon darling Date: 1785 1. any of a genus (Reseda of the family Resedaceae, the mignonette family) of herbs; especially a garden… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mignonette — /min yeuh net /, n. 1. a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish white flowers with prominent orange anthers. 2. a grayish green resembling the color of a reseda plant. [1690 1700; < F; see MIGNON,… … Universalium
mignonette — mi•gnon•ette [[t]ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt[/t]] n. pln 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 • Etymology: 1690–1700; < F;… … From formal English to slang
dilleniid dicot family — noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Capparidaceae, ↑family Capparidaceae, ↑caper family, ↑Cruciferae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Reseda — noun Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer s rocket • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Resedaceae, ↑family Resedaceae, ↑mignonette family • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Resedaceae — noun mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette • Syn: ↑family Resedaceae, ↑mignonette family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hypericales — noun a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae • Syn: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑order Hypericales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Dilleniidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Hypericales — noun a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae • Syn: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑Hypericales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Dilleniidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
