reseda
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of reseda
1745–55 as name of plant genus including mignonette; 1870–75 for current senses; < New 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)
Example Sentences
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Under barn eaves decked with reseda luteola, a stalk grown here and used to make natural yellow dye, Treiber grabbed a mic to welcome the prom guests.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
In the mornings, the sky was almost Earth blue and rose to gilt and vermilion and tones of sienna and reseda green.
From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2019
Eva threatens me with her parasol, and laughs, hiding her rosy face in a bouquet of reseda.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
It is as bad as it was when I was choosing a gown for my first party; I lay awake nearly a whole night trying to decide between a reseda and a pink-violet.
From The Second Chance by McClung, Nellie L.
The reseda, or mignonette, is planted from seed, as here in England.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
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