Reseda odorata

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Reseda odorata
    n 1: Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense
         terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white
         flowers having an intense spicy fragrance [syn:
         {mignonette}, {sweet reseda}, {Reseda odorata}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   {Mignonette pepper}, coarse pepper.
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