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noun
1.
a grayish green.
adjective
2.
grayish green, like the flowers of the mignonette.
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Reseda
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Origin:
1745–55 as name of plant genus including mignonette; 1870–75 for current senses; < Neo-Latin: genus name, Latin resēda (according to Pliny, literally, heal! (imperative of resēdāre to heal, assuage), referring to the plant's use in treating tumors)
1745–55 as name of plant genus including mignonette; 1870–75 for current senses; < Neo-Latin: genus name, Latin resēda (according to Pliny, literally, heal! (imperative of resēdāre to heal, assuage), referring to the plant's use in treating tumors)
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