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mignonette

mi.gnon.ette \.min-y*-'net\ n [F mignonnette, fr. obs. F, fem. of mignonnet 
   dainty, fr. MF, fr. (Xmignon darling : any of a genus (Reseda of the family 
   Resedaceae, the mignonette fa mily) of herbs; esp : a garden annual (R. 
   odorata) bearing racemes of fragrant greenish yellow flowers