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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.

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)

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