nigella

See also: Nigella

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EnglishEdit

Nigella

EtymologyEdit

From the genus name.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nigella (plural nigellas)

1. 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.
2. The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.

SynonymsEdit

Nigella seed

• (flower): love-in-a-mist
• (spice): black onion seed, onion seed, kalonji

TranslationsEdit

flower

• French: nigelle (fr) f
• German: Schwarzkümmel (de) m, Jungfer im Grünen (de) f
• Polish: czarnuszka (pl) f

• Romanian: chica-voinicului (ro) f
• Russian: черну́шка (ru) f (černúška)

spice

• Arabic: حبَة البركَة‏‎ m
• German: Schwarzkümmel (de) m
• Hebrew: קצח‏‎ (he) m

• Persian: سیاه‌دانه‏‎ (siyâh-dâne), شونیز‏‎ (fa) (šuniz)
• Polish: czarnuszka (pl) f
• Romanian: negrușcă (ro) f, negrilică (ro) f

Further readingEdit

• nigella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• nigella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• nigella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

AnagramsEdit

• Gallien, gallein, galline, liangle

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Scientific Latin, from Late Latin nigella, from the feminine of Latin nigellus. Cf. also niello.

NounEdit

nigella f (plural nigelle)

1. nigella