Mignonette \Mi`gnon*ette"\, n. [F. mignonnette, dim. of mignon
darling. See 2d Minion.]
(Bot.)
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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |