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NIGELLA SATIVA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nigella sativa mean?
• NIGELLA SATIVA (noun)
The noun NIGELLA SATIVA has 1 sense:
1. herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
Familiarity information: NIGELLA SATIVA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black caraway; Nigella sativa; nutmeg flower; Roman coriander
Hypernyms ("Nigella sativa" is a kind of...):
nigella (any plant of the genus Nigella)
Context examples
The oil extracted from the seeds of Nigella sativa.
(Nigella sativa Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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