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Reseda (plant) — Reseda Reseda lutea (Wild Mignonette) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Reseda — Re*se da (r? s? d?), n. [L., a kind of plant.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette. [1913 Webster] 2. A grayish green color, like that of the flowers of mignonette. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reseda — noun Etymology: French réséda, from réséda, a mignonette Date: 1873 a grayish green color … New Collegiate Dictionary
reseda — /ri see deuh/, n. 1. a grayish green. adj. 2. grayish green, like the flowers of the mignonette. [1745 55 as name of plant genus including mignonette; 1870 75 for current senses; < NL: genus name, L reseda (according to Pliny, lit., heal! (impv.… … Universalium
reseda — /ˈrɛsədə/ (say resuhduh) noun 1. any plant of the genus Reseda, especially R. odorata, the garden mignonette. 2. a greyish green colour. –adjective 3. greyish green, like the flowers of the mignonette plant. {Latin: plant name; said to be special …
Reseda luteola — Broom Broom (br[=oo]m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G. brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.] 1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reseda — n. 1 any plant of the genus Reseda, with sweet scented flowers, e.g. a mignonette. 2 also the pale green colour of mignonette flowers. Etymology: L, perh. f. imper. of resedare assuage, with ref. to its supposed curative powers … Useful english dictionary
reseda — 1. noun a) A plant with small grayish green flowers (). b) Mignonette. 2. adjective Of a greyish green colour … Wiktionary
Lincoln green — For the area of Leeds, see Lincoln Green .Lincoln green was the dyed woollen cloth associated with Robin Hood and his merry men in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. The dyers of Lincoln, a great cloth town in the early Middle Ages, produced the… … Wikipedia
Coronation gown of Elizabeth II — Artist Norman Hartnell Year 1953 (1953) The Coronation gown of Elizabeth II was worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation on 2 June 1953 … Wikipedia
