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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. 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.