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nigella

Pronunciation: /nʌɪˈdʒɛlə/

Definition of nigella

noun

  • a plant of a genus which includes love-in-a-mist.
    • Genus Nigella, family Ranunculaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, feminine of Latin nigellus, diminutive of niger 'black'

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