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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Nigella damascena, an annual flowering plant of the genus Nigella, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour, though also found in shades of pink, white or pale purple. uncountable
2. 2
   European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers wordnet
3. 3
   chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers wordnet
4. 4
   tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cerastium tomentosumdevil-in-a-bushdevil-in-a-mistdevil-in-the-bushnigellanigella damascena

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