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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A spice plant with aromatic black seeds, Nigella sativa countable, uncountable
2. 2
   grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

black carawayblack carawayblack cumincarpet grassfennelflowernigella

Etymology

black + seed

Related phrases

nigella sativa

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