DYER'S MIGNONETTE

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Meaning:

European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America

Synonyms:

dyer's mignonette; dyer's rocket; Reseda luteola; weld

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dyer's mignonette" is a kind of...):

reseda (any plant of the genus Reseda)

Holonyms ("dyer's mignonette" is a member of...):

genus Reseda (Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket)

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