NIGELLA

Meaning

Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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