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reseda

re.se.da \ri-'se-d-*\ \'ra--z*-.da:\ n [NL, genus name. fr. L, a plant used 
   to reduce tumors] 1: any of a genus (Reseda) of Old World herbs of the 
   mignonitte famil y having racemose flowers with cleft petals and numerous 
   stamens 2: a variable color averaging a grayish green