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/naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/ · noun
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..
Use nigella when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nigella means 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..
Common synonyms include love-in-a-mist, black onion seed, onion seed, kalonji.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use nigella where its definition matches the intended context.
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