Definition of Mignonette

1. Noun. Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance.

Exact synonyms: Reseda Odorata, Sweet Reseda
Group relationships: Genus Reseda
Generic synonyms: Reseda

Definition of Mignonette

1. n. 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.

Definition of Mignonette

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Medical Definition of Mignonette

1. A plant (Reseda odorata) having greenish flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb. Mignonette pepper, coarse pepper. Origin: F. Mignonnette, dim. Of mignon darling. See Minion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mignonette

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mightest
mightful
mightier
mightiest
mightily
mightiness
mightinesses
mights
mightst
mighty
mighty
Mighty Mouse
mignon
mignonette (current term)
mignonette (current term)
mignonettes
mignonette family
mignonne
mignons
mignon lamp
migraine
migraine
migraines
migraine headache
migraine without headache
migrainous
migrainous neuralgia
migrant
migrants

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