nigella
(noun) any plant of the genus Nigella
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (flower): love-in-a-mist
• (spice): black onion seed, onion seed, kalonji
• Gallien, Langlie, gallein, galline, liangle
Nigella
(rare) A female given name from English.
• Gallien, Langlie, gallein, galline, liangle
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
