reseda
[ ri-see-duh ]
/ rɪˈsi də /
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noun
a grayish green.
adjective
grayish green, like the flowers of the mignonette.
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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)
Words nearby reseda
reseau, resect, resectable, resection, resectoscope, reseda, reselect, resell, resemblance, resemblant, resemble
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reseda
/ (ˈrɛsɪdə) /
noun
any plant of the European genus Reseda, including mignonette and dyer's rocket, which has small spikes of grey-green flowers
adjective
of a greyish-green colour; mignonette
Word Origin for reseda
C18: from New Latin, from Latin: heal! from resēdāre to assuage, from re- + sēdāre to soothe; see sedate ²
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