Definition of Nigella hispanica

1. Noun. Nigella of Spain and southern France.

Exact synonyms: Fennel Flower
Generic synonyms: Nigella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nigella Hispanica

Nierembergia frutescens
Nierembergia repens
Nierembergia rivularis
Nietzsche
Nietzschean
Nietzscheans
Niewenglowski rays
Nifong
Nifonged
Nifonging
Nifongs
Nigel
Nigel no friends
Nigella
Nigella damascena
Nigella hispanica (current term)
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

Literary usage of Nigella hispanica

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

1. The Grammar of Science by Karl Pearson (1900)
"Lastly, I investigated the seed capsules on a number of plants of Nigella hispanica. The following is the distribution of the segmentation on 3212 ..."

2. Statistical Methods: With Special Reference to Biological Variation by Charles Benedict Davenport (1904)
"92 .396 Ash Buckinghamshire Leaflets on leaves. ... 93 .374 Holly. Somersetshire Prickles on leaves. ... 93 .355 Nigella hispanica. ..."

3. Variation in Animals and Plants by Horace Middleton Vernon (1903)
"... on the wild poppy gave a very similar result, and this was likewise the case with the seed capsules of a number of plants of Nigella hispanica. ..."

4. The Villa Gardener: Comprising the Choice of a Suburban Villa Residence; the by John Claudius Loudon (1850)
"... Stock) Varieties Nigella hispanica (Love in a mitt) •Nolana atriplicifolia prostrata "Phlox ..."

5. Flowers for the Parlor and Garden by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"Nigella hispanica and DAMASCENA (Love in a Mist). Very free flowering plants, with curious seed vessels. 'Colors, white, blue, purple, yellow. ..."

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