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MIGNONETTES
Noun
mignonettes
plural of mignonette
Source: Wiktionary
MIGNONETTE
Mi`gnon*ette", n. Etym: [F. mignonnette, dim. of mignon darling. See 2d Minion.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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. Mignonette pepper, coarse pepper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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