A plant, Reseda odorata, having greyish-green flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.

Of a greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.

plural of mignonette

A condiment usually made with minced shallots, cracked pepper, and vinegar, and traditionally served with raw oysters.

coarse pepper

plural of mignonette sauce