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reseda

/ri-see-duh/US // rɪˈsi də //UK // (ˈrɛsɪdə) //

雷赛达,雷塞达,雷西达,雷赛德

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a grayish green.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : grayish green, like the flowers of the mignonette.

Examples

  • The reseda, or mignonette, is planted from seed, as here in England.

  • They are found in the market in short lengths and in such attractive colours as Delft blue, reseda green, pink, and catawba.

  • Reseda very common, but very small, Heliotropium ditto, Crucifera hispida ditto.

  • Bess looked beautifully charming in her well-fitted jacket and divided skirt of reseda green.

  • Weld is the dried plant Reseda luteola, a species of wild mignonette, formerly largely cultivated in Europe.