mi|gnon|ette

mi|gnon|ette
mi|gnon|ette «MIHN yuh NEHT», noun.
1. a common garden plant having long, pointed clusters of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent, golden-brown anthers.
2. a yellowish-green or grayish-green color; reseda.
[< Middle French mignonnette < mignon mignon]

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