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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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