NIGELLA

nigella

(noun) any plant of the genus Nigella

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nigella (plural nigellas)

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.

The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.

Synonyms

• (flower): love-in-a-mist

• (spice): black onion seed, onion seed, kalonji

Anagrams

• Gallien, Langlie, gallein, galline, liangle

Etymology

Proper noun

Nigella

(rare) A female given name from English.

Anagrams

• Gallien, Langlie, gallein, galline, liangle

Source: Wiktionary



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