nigella noun. [nʌɪ'dʒɛlǝ] LME.
[mod. Latin (see below), use as genus name of fem. of Latin nigellus dim. of niger black.]
Any of several plants of the genus Nigella of the buttercup family, with showy flowers and finely dissected leaves; esp. love-in-a-mist, N. damascena, a common garden flower, and fennel-flower, N. sativa, the seeds of which are used as a flavouring.

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