MIGNONETTE

Mi′gnon‐ette″ (?), n. [[F. mignonnette, dim. of mignon darling. See 2d Minion.]] (Bot.) A plant (Reseda odorata) having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb. Mignonette pepper, coarse pepper.