Definition of Nigella sativa

1. Noun. Herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway.

Exact synonyms: Black Caraway, Nutmeg Flower, Roman Coriander
Generic synonyms: Nigella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nigella Sativa

Nierembergia repens
Nierembergia rivularis
Nietzsche
Nietzschean
Nietzscheans
Niewenglowski rays
Nifong
Nifonged
Nifonging
Nifongs
Nigel
Nigel no friends
Nigella
Nigella damascena
Nigella hispanica
Nigella sativa
Niger
Niger-Congo
Niger-Kordofanian
Niger-Kordofanian language
Niger River
Niger franc
Nigeria
Nigerian
Nigerian Pidgin
Nigerian Sign Language
Nigerian capital
Nigerian monetary unit
Nigerian scam
Nigerians

Literary usage of Nigella sativa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"nigella sativa (Nutmeg flower; Small fennel flower; Black cumin; Black caraway). Derivation: Seed of nigella sativa. Habitat: Germany and Mediterranean ..."

2. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"... as well as all places strewed with fennel seed (nigella sativa). Dill grown in cabbage beds protects the cabbages from caterpillars. ..."

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