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
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
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012