|minyə|net, usu -ed.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: French mignonnette, from obsolete French, feminine of mignonnet dainty, from Middle French, from mignon — more at minion
1. : an herb of the genus Reseda ; especially : an annual ( R. odorata ) that is native to northern Africa and is widely cultivated for its long racemes of fragrant greenish yellow or greenish white flowers
2. : a narrow bobbin lace having scattered small designs on a ground somewhat like tulle and made especially by the French and Flemish in the 16th through the 19th centuries
3. or mignonette green : reseda 2a