nigella
noun[ C or U ]
uk /naɪˈdʒel.ə/ us /naɪˈdʒel.ə/
any of several plants that produce small black seeds that are used in cooking:
Please remind me to plant some nigellas in the flowerbeds this November.
I scattered some nigella seeds over the dish as a decoration.
Synonym
love-in-a-mist
Some tiny blue nigella flowers were blooming in a shallow tray.
The poppies and nigellas only bloom for a couple of weeks every year.
The cheese was heavily salted and flavoured with nigella seeds.
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