'Mignonette pepper' definitions:

Definition of 'Mignonette pepper'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Mignonette pepper, coarse pepper. [1913 Webster]