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DYER'S MIGNONETTE

Dictionary entry overview: What does dyer's mignonette mean?

• DYER'S MIGNONETTE (noun)
The noun DYER'S MIGNONETTE has 1 sense:

1. European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America

Familiarity information: DYER'S MIGNONETTE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DYER'S MIGNONETTE (noun)

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Meaning:

European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

dyer's mignonette; dyer's rocket; Reseda luteola; weld

Hypernyms ("dyer's mignonette" is a kind of...):

reseda (any plant of the genus Reseda)

Holonyms ("dyer's mignonette" is a member of...):

genus Reseda (Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket)

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