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Nigella meaning in English
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Nigella
see synonyms of nigellaNoun
1. nigella
any plant of the genus Nigella
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Nigella
see synonyms of nigellanoun
any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Nigella, from the Mediterranean and W Asia, esp N. damascena
love-in-a-mistCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Nigella
see synonyms of nigellan.
1. Any of various annual herbs of the genus Nigella of the buttercup family, native to Eurasia and North Africa, having finely dissected leaves, showy white, blue, or yellow solitary flowers, and an aggregate fruit composed of several follicles, including love-in-a-mist.
2. See black cumin.
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