reseda

American  

[ri-see-duh] / rɪˈsi də /

noun

1. a grayish green.

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adjective

1. grayish green, like the flowers of the mignonette.

reseda British  

/ ˈrɛsɪdə /

noun

1. any plant of the European genus Reseda , including mignonette and dyer's rocket, which has small spikes of grey-green flowers

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adjective

1. of a greyish-green colour; mignonette

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

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

I must tie her fair hair with a silver ribbon, and pin upon her curls a large hat of reseda green with a golden-brown ostrich feather drooping behind.

From At the Villa Rose by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

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.

Eva threatens me with her parasol, and laughs, hiding her rosy face in a bouquet of reseda.

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk