nigella
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the…Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.
Schwarzkümmel
черну́шкаčernúška, черну́хаčernúxa, калинджиkalindži
чорну́шкаčornúška, чо́рний кминčórnyj kmyn
(countable, uncountable)The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.
any plant of the genus Nigella
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Origin
Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.
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