mignonette (gn as ny)

[Fr.mignonnette (1) a young girl; (2) various plants; dim in. of mignonne, fem. of mignon =a darling.] Botany and Horticulture : 1. Reseda odorata . It is a well-known and highly fragrant flower, indigenous in northern and northeastern Africa. There is a variety called B. frutes cens, Tree-Mignonette, brought originally from Egypt, now cultivated in England. 2. The genus Reseda (q. v.).