Reseda (plant)

Reseda
Reseda lutea (wild mignonette)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Resedaceae
Genus: Reseda
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Reseda /rɪˈsdə/,[1] also known as the mignonette /ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/,[2] is a genus of fragrant herbaceous plants native to Europe, southwest Asia and North Africa, from the Canary Islands and Iberia east to northwest India.

  1. ^ "reseda". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  2. ^ "mignonette". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)