Etymology

reseda

re·se·da
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Today it means: Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda odorata). Full definition →

French réséda ← Latin resēda
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  1. Latin · derived fromresēda
  2. French · derived fromréséda
  3. English todayreseda

From French réséda, from Latin resēda, said by Pliny the Elder (23–79 C.E.) to be from resēdāre (“to soothe”), from re- (“again”) + sēdāre (“to assuage, calm”)), an allusion to the healing properties of the plant.

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