black caraway

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Noun

black caraway (uncountable)

1. A Middle-Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.
2. These seeds as spice.
3. (India) A spice plant related to caraway and cumin, with dark seeds and an edible root, Bunium bulbocastanum

Synonyms

• (plant Nigella sativa) nigella, fennelflower
• (seeds of Nigella sativa) onion seed, blackseed, kalonji, black cumin
• (Bunium bulbocastanum) black cumin, earthnut, hognut, kippernut

Translations

• French: nigelle cultivée, cumin noir
• German: Echter Schwarzkümmel, Ägyptischer Schwarzkümmel
• Portuguese: cominho preto
• Spanish: comino negro, ajenuz

Translations

• French: cumin noir, graine de nigelle, poivrette
• German: Schwarzkümmel
• Portuguese: cominho preto
• Russian: черну́шка
• Spanish: comino negro, ajenuz

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