mignonette
/min-yuh-net/US // ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt //UK // (ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt) //
木樨草,木樨花,木樨树,木乃伊
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers.
- : a grayish green resembling the color of a reseda plant.
Examples
A delicious perfume of rosemary and mignonette filled the air from the little flower-beds.
Your roses and mignonette, the cabbage, beans and beets, the little fountain in the corner are so charming!
Sprinkle some finely minced herbs, mignonette pepper, and salt over them.
Hyacinth (aside, Fellar talks as if the animal were a pot of mignonette).
"I expect you'll enjoy being in London," she said, slowly shredding the flowers from a spray of wild mignonette.
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