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blackseed

blackseed noun: nigella, black cumin (Nigella sativa), a spice plant with aromatic black seeds,.

Noun

blackseed (countable and uncountable, plural blackseeds)

  1. Nigella, black cumin (Nigella sativa), a spice plant with aromatic black seeds,.
  2. Niger (Guizotia abyssinica)
  3. Black medic (Medicago lupulina)
  4. Smut grass (Sporobolus poiretii).

Synonyms of blackseed

Forms of blackseed

pluralblackseeds

Origin of blackseed

From black + seed.

Words formed from blackseed

Questions about blackseed

What does blackseed mean?
Blackseed means nigella, black cumin (Nigella sativa), a spice plant with aromatic black seeds,.
What part of speech is blackseed?
Blackseed is a noun.
What is the plural of blackseed?
The plural of blackseed is blackseeds.

Words near blackseed in the dictionary

  1. blacksalter
  2. blacksalters
  3. blacksaunt
  4. Blacksboat
  5. Blacksburg
  6. blackseed
  7. blackseeds
  8. Blackshear
  9. Blackshears
  10. Blacksher
  11. blacksherry

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